Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[kup]

For the US G1 line only, the Transformers Identification and Price Guide by Mark Bellomo is enough. They have very good pics of the toys and their accessories but sadly (as often the case) the prices are way off. I wish I could find TFs as cheap as those in the guide.
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Land cruiser 70 series

[autobreadticon]

thank you for the quick response guys, planning on buying a book tommorrow

another question, usually when you receive packages (bought t/f online) , it usually requires the delivery person to deliver the goods in person to someone, what happens if nobody is home. I remember theres a period the local post office holds onto it. When does the package get returned to the sender, how is the best way to approach this problem over the phone to your local post office?

[Gutsman Heavy]

depends if its registered and thus requires someone to sign it will be sent to a local post office, otherwise its usually left at the door (but not always)

[GoktimusPrime]

If it's not registered it's usually either left at the door or they will sometimes leave it at the door (sometimes they will try to "hide" it from people passing by so that you only notice it when you come right up to your door*), or give you a slip under your door or in your mailbox to let you know that they unsuccessfully tried to deliver a parcel to you. You then bring that slip into the post office (the Post Office where the parcel is being held will be noted on the slip), show the slip with some ID and they then give you the package.

*depends on where you live too. When I used to live with my parents in a fairly affluent neighbourhood, they would almost always just dump the parcel right in front of the door in plain sight, even massively huge ones!

[TheDirtyDigger]

Ok...big noob question here.

Finally obtained all parts for Computron. When making Nosecone the leg there is two plug-holes side by side and no central one so that when you put the foot plate on, the figure sits to one side.
Is this how it's meant to be because the instructions show him sitting centre?
Is my Nosecone missing a piece?

[griffin]

That was always something that bugged me with Computron. One of the feet would be off-centre, and it is annoyingly unavoidable.

[TheDirtyDigger]

Thanks Griff.
I guess to get around it we could interchange Nosecone with Strafe or Afterburner as even the instructions say all legs and arms are interchangeable.

[autobreadticon]

cant seem to find these...

any1 know how i can get rub sign stickers for g1 mini-bots?

[GoktimusPrime]

officially you can't.

The only other way is to find a KO with a rub sign and hock one of those, but in my experience they're of inferior quality.

Reissue minibots come with rub signs.

[TheDirtyDigger]

Reprolabels sells rub signs rather cheaply.