Help - G1 Megatron nabbed by customs

[Bidoofdude]

He's talking about a G1 Megatron. Owning an MP Megatron in Victoria is absolutely ILLEGAL. So is G1 in a way, but there's normally not as much fuss over it.
(And you might want to work on your spelling and grammar- Don't forget this a forum not texting- no offence or anything)

[Waxpython]

No offense taken i just miss my edit button that's all.

[Ultra Mackness]

They're only illegal to own in Vic if you don't have a permit. Check the link in post #12 of this thread.

[GoktimusPrime]

And both MP and G1 Megatron are equally prohibited/restricted as each other. Your single permit covers both toys (and all other gunformers). Although, if it's like NSW you need to be 18 years old or older to get one (so you're gonna hafta wait a while, Bidoofdude )

(don't be in a hurry to grow up - enjoy your childhood while you can!!! )

[griffin]

He's talking about a G1 Megatron. Owning an MP Megatron in Victoria is absolutely ILLEGAL. So is G1 in a way, but there's normally not as much fuss over it.

See post #45 - all replica weapons (guns, etc) are what the laws prohibit or restrict in some states... not specific items or toys.
If Customs were targeting a specific item (like MP Megatron when it came out), it would only have been an internal memo/alert to look out for a specific x-ray image, as that toy was in robot mode, and they don't open any package until it has been scanned, swabbed or sniffed first.

[Waxpython]

See post #45 - all replica weapons (guns, etc) are what the laws prohibit or restrict in some states... not specific items or toys.
If Customs were targeting a specific item (like MP Megatron when it came out), it would only have been an internal memo/alert to look out for a specific x-ray image, as that toy was in robot mode, and they don't open any package until it has been scanned, swabbed or sniffed first.

yeah sure maybe before 9-11

[Bidoofdude]

This has nothing to do with 9/11...
We have much better gun laws here in Australia, even if that counts replicas.

[Jetfire in the sky]

Customs laws dramatically became a lot stricter post 9/11 here in Oz and Worldwide, it is a sad legacy of what a bunch of crazy lunatics have left behind. Life was a lot more simple before that day

[Bidoofdude]

Yes, I suppose there would quite a bit of influence from that tragic event.

[GoktimusPrime]

Customs laws dramatically became a lot stricter post 9/11 here in Oz and Worldwide, it is a sad legacy of what a bunch of crazy lunatics have left behind. Life was a lot more simple before that day

^100% true. Before 11/9 you could make jokes to Customs officers... now it's an offence! I remember one time I was boarding an Ansett flight (aaah, remember them? ) in the 90s, and the airport customs officer asked me if I had anything illegal on me. I was a smart-alec teenager at the time, so I said, "Yeah ya know, drugs, bombs, weapons... the usual." The Customs officer laughed out loud and said, "Yeah yeah, sure thing," and let me through. If you do that now you'd get arrested! (so don't do eet!)