April Acquisitions

Printable View

Show 40 post(s) from this thread on one page

1st April 2009, 07:46 PM
SGB

April Acquisitions

List yer April acquisitions here! :p

Picked up the following this afternoon:

Universe Voyager Blades
Universe Voyager Tread Bolt
1st April 2009, 08:14 PM
Abominus

My apologies for the double post, forgot it was the 1st Apr.

Received my Transformers Animated Unicron accessories pack today. Very happy with the lot. The stickers were a bit of a pain putting on, but well worth it.
1st April 2009, 08:26 PM
iceburn

is it worth the money? might think of getting it too
1st April 2009, 08:27 PM
SentinelPrime

April fools day

ooOOoo yeah im making sweet city commander love tonight!

http://i558.photobucket.com/albums/s...9/DSCF0119.jpg

big thanks to kennymak167!
1st April 2009, 08:39 PM
liegeprime

Wow SentinelPrime, your on a roll lately!!:D
Abominus did you get it from BBTS? Cant wait for mine to get here hehehe.

OKis was a bit depressing the weather today, so to have a little cheer me up, went out shopping
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ilpurchase.jpg

TFS
TFA Jetfire/Jetstorm
Big W has the twins on sale less than $30 so I finally gave in and bought them
TFU Smokescreen from Kmart ( they've also restocked lik local Big W)

Older stuff i didnt post pic of, just included them now
Micromasters
MTMTE Vol1

NOn-TF
MvA - B.O.B. - luv it! :D
First ever, ever, ever - SW droid FX-6.... only because he'll be of use in the Med repair bay by ratchet et al.;)

Cheers!
1st April 2009, 08:50 PM
Abominus

Yea i did get it from BBTS, in regards too is it worth the money. Not sure how to anwser that, I personally love the TFA line and am one of those people that simply need to have everything, but in all respects I think the figures look just as great without them. Although having Ratchet now with the right kind of Weapons/Medical aid's does look really awsome.
1st April 2009, 11:04 PM
Robzy

Picked up Animated Legends Bumblebee - my set is complete now! :D
1st April 2009, 11:25 PM
GoktimusPrime

Got Mighty Muggs Optimus Prime today. :o
2nd April 2009, 12:22 AM
bruticus

Got Titanium G1 Ultra magnus from canofwhoopass_87 today. Well packaged and mint. Cheers dude.
2nd April 2009, 02:06 PM
Linthart

Ah dammit. Stupid BigW sale made me give in a lay-by 7 different animated activators.

Now to find the rest before wednesday
2nd April 2009, 04:47 PM
Bartrim

A couple of good scores for me.

Animated Shockwave (cartoon coloured version not G1 colour)

Universe Hound.

Very Happy:D
2nd April 2009, 05:53 PM
Gutsman Heavy

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9992/020409c.jpg

Evildead Crossovers Bruce Campbellcon

err... I mean Animated Cliffy
2nd April 2009, 08:08 PM
SentinelPrime

I had a tops day today, coming home to these two was the icing on the cake!

MP4 Convoy & Art Asylum Matrix Statue 2nd Edition

http://i558.photobucket.com/albums/s...9/DSCF0120.jpg
2nd April 2009, 08:41 PM
GoktimusPrime

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...n_20090402.jpg
2nd April 2009, 10:37 PM
liegeprime

OKies, Gok what does mighty muggs do? Saw some but been uumming and ahhing does it do anything?
2nd April 2009, 10:44 PM
loophole

Quote:

Originally Posted by liegeprime

OKies, Gok what does mighty muggs do? Saw some but been uumming and ahhing does it do anything?

it stands there and looks cute :confused: it might even be able to move its arms??
2nd April 2009, 11:00 PM
Linthart

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bartrim

Animated Shockwave (cartoon coloured version not G1 colour)

Bah no fair!
3rd April 2009, 01:07 AM
hotaru_oz

Arrived in the mail this morning :)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...z/SANY1210.jpg

thanks Hereticpoo ^^
3rd April 2009, 05:55 AM
jaydisc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bartrim

Animated Shockwave (cartoon coloured version not G1 colour)

Did you acquire locally or import?
3rd April 2009, 08:47 AM
Linthart

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaydisc

Did you acquire locally or import?

I was about to ask that question myself but i remembered that a guy from hasbro i met at the toyfair said that they were no longer bringing in animated voyagers because they are shelf warmers.

Deluxe is a safe bet for them though

So we've missed Skywarp, shockwave, wreck gar and atomic lugnut.

However, we are expected to receive g1 shockwave and sunstorm as an exclusive.

Hopefully we (demonac, griffin and myself) stated our case adequately that failure to sell voyagers locally is detrimental to local spending and boosting retail sales as we are forced to send our money elsewhere
3rd April 2009, 09:19 AM
i_amtrunks

Quote:

Originally Posted by liegeprime

OKies, Gok what does mighty muggs do? Saw some but been uumming and ahhing does it do anything?

Do their heads even bobble or anything?
3rd April 2009, 10:16 AM
dirge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linthart

So we've missed Skywarp, shockwave, wreck gar and atomic lugnut.

However, we are expected to receive g1 shockwave and sunstorm as an exclusive.

I recall someone sighting Wreck-Gar, and Sunstorm has definitely been sighed in NSW.
3rd April 2009, 10:28 AM
Linthart

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirge

I recall someone sighting Wreck-Gar, and Sunstorm has definitely been sighed in NSW.

G1 shockwave and sunstorm we spotted at Hobbyco which is an independent store i believe. they ony had 4-5 sets? (clarification needed :))

I've found Wreck-gar in melbourne at a comic shop which was way overpriced as it was imported but also likely from the secondary market
3rd April 2009, 10:29 AM
Linthart

Quote:

Originally Posted by i_amtrunks

Do their heads even bobble or anything?

Nope. 5 points of articulation. arms and legs up and down, heads left and right.

They're pretty solid
3rd April 2009, 10:31 AM
GoktimusPrime

Mighty Muggs do NOTHING. They just stand there and look stupid. My wife thinks it looks cute. :/ The head and shoulders move... that's IT. It is such a massive waste of twenty five dollars... especially considering that it's the _same_ basic Mighty Muggs mould that they use for every other freakin' Transformers, Star Wars, Indiana Jones etc. Mighty Mugg. And it's hollow on the inside too, much like a rotocast - a technique used by a lot of toy manufacturers to save money because they use less material. Yet it costs $25?!? (o_O)

I'm _not_ fond on anything that's not playable... not even statues or busts. Little PVC figurines I don't mind so much. At least Q-Robo, Robot Heroes, SCFs, HoCs etc. have unique individual moulds. At this size the super-deformity also makes it ridiculously top-heavy too.

I just don't see the appeal in these things at all. I just bought one out of frustration after a long and unsuccessful hunt for TF toys - and just to have _one_ Mighty Mugg as an example in my collection. I have no desire to waste another dollar on any more of these things.

Highly unrecommended.
3rd April 2009, 10:56 AM
jaydisc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linthart

I've found Wreck-gar in melbourne at a comic shop which was way overpriced as it was imported but also likely from the secondary market

Yeah, Minotaur would have acquired stock from overseas, so I wouldn't take it as any indication of Wreck-Gar being available locally.

Wouldn't HobbyCo be considered likewise?
3rd April 2009, 12:03 PM
Hereticpoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotaru_oz

Arrived in the mail this morning :)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...z/SANY1210.jpg

thanks Hereticpoo ^^

Your welcome, I just hope Hutch and Smac do another signing for Volume 2.
Should've seen there faces when I dropped the box full of AHM TPB's in front of them. *Awkward*
3rd April 2009, 12:33 PM
kurdt_the_goat

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

Mighty Muggs do NOTHING. They just stand there and look stupid. My wife thinks it looks cute. :/ The head and shoulders move... that's IT. It is such a massive waste of twenty five dollars... especially considering that it's the _same_ basic Mighty Muggs mould that they use for every other freakin' Transformers, Star Wars, Indiana Jones etc. Mighty Mugg. And it's hollow on the inside too, much like a rotocast - a technique used by a lot of toy manufacturers to save money because they use less material. Yet it costs $25?!? (o_O)

I'm _not_ fond on anything that's not playable... not even statues or busts. Little PVC figurines I don't mind so much. At least Q-Robo, Robot Heroes, SCFs, HoCs etc. have unique individual moulds. At this size the super-deformity also makes it ridiculously top-heavy too.

I just don't see the appeal in these things at all. I just bought one out of frustration after a long and unsuccessful hunt for TF toys - and just to have _one_ Mighty Mugg as an example in my collection. I have no desire to waste another dollar on any more of these things.

Highly unrecommended.

Am i the only one who thought these things could somehow serve a cup of tea? :(
3rd April 2009, 12:38 PM
Paulbot

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat

Am i the only one who thought these things could somehow serve a cup of tea? :(

You're not the only one. I thought the head came off and you could pour tea inside (or at least store stuff in there) :o
3rd April 2009, 02:03 PM
GoktimusPrime

The head is too round to do that - it would roll and spill your drink. They're called Mighty Muggs as a descriptor for the people who buy them. :(
3rd April 2009, 02:20 PM
Thanatos

They're comical, I think that's their point. Gok's wife has a point, they're "cute". You could put one on a desk at work as a "nick-nack" or something quirky but not for the hardcore transformer fan.
3rd April 2009, 02:22 PM
SilverDragon

I got Universe Dinobot from K-Mart just now. Didn't expect to see him so soon after the first wave of 25th anniversary deluxes appeared.
3rd April 2009, 05:31 PM
GoktimusPrime

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thanatos

You could put one on a desk at work as a "nick-nack" or something quirky but not for the hardcore transformer fan.

$25 is too much for a desktop nick-nack IMO. (-_-) It's also quite big and would take up a lot of space on your desk too ... I don't have much spare space on my desk at work. The only deco I have is a Transformers Animated rubber and a KT Bumblebee figurine both at the base of my monitor, which is adorned with TF stickers. I just don't feel like I got $25 worth of value from this thing...
3rd April 2009, 06:09 PM
autobreadticon

Gok u paid too much for them , they are worth $15 during sale , $20 retail, and how are they cute , MM Megateon scares me. :p
3rd April 2009, 07:44 PM
SentinelPrime

today came MP8 Grimlock and Titanium War Within Prowl (bubblewrapped 4 life!)

http://i558.photobucket.com/albums/s...9/DSCF0141.jpg
3rd April 2009, 08:04 PM
Zippo

Used my second 25% off all toys at the Warehouse voucher I had, and got the following

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2009Haul01.jpg
Keen eyed people will notice that 4 of these seem oddly familiar ...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2009Haul02.jpg
Yay, new stuff
3rd April 2009, 11:57 PM
liegeprime

OKies thanks for the info, so I wont be umming and aahing at them Mighty Muggs anymore, its just like them Trolls Dolls then, with "some" articulation. But at least with Trolls though you get to brush their hair and make a wish heheheheh, and they come in various costumes.... and makes a good gift for whatever your occupation is.
4th April 2009, 09:04 AM
GoktimusPrime

Quote:

Originally Posted by liegeprime

But at least with Trolls though you get to brush their hair and make a wish heheheheh, and they come in various costumes.... and makes a good gift for whatever your occupation is.

Not to mention that their hair is also highly flammable. :D

Mighty Muggs collectors like the fact that the smooth surface lets them customise them to make any character they want (e.g.: Time Warrior). Apparently Hasbro even sells blank Mighty Muggs. Somes similar to other such toys like Stikfas and Microman - but these toys are cheaper, not rotocast and highly articulated.
4th April 2009, 09:52 AM
Vector Sigma 13

I reccon those mighty mugs all look like they need to go on "The biggest Loser". Perhaps they have been overdoing it on the Energon.
4th April 2009, 12:51 PM
iceburn

Actually, most of them are March acquisitions...only Red Alternity Prime is in April but I can't be bothered posting there. Pics will be when I'm back and too bad I'm leaving all behind in Singapore:

Alternity Prime (Silver)
Alternity Prime (Red)
Universe Micromasters 12pack
Universe Treadbolt
MP08 Grimlock
BW Magmatron
Animated Skywarp
Animated Sunstorm
Animated Shockwave x 2
Henkei Ratchet
Henkei Hotshot
Henkei Dinobot
Henkei Inferno
Ehobby Megatron
Ehobby Sunstorm
Superlink Blue "Divebomb"
Universe Robot Heroes - BW Tigatron and Inferno
Universe Robot Heroes - G1 Perceptor and Hardshell
Universe Robot Heroes - BM Cheetor and Tankor

Show 40 post(s) from this thread on one page

All times are GMT +10. The time now is 02:25 AM.