Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Cat]

I can find reference to a couple of Cons and Preds who are poets, but what about writers in general? Anyone know of any G1 characters that are cited as writers?

Cited how?

By bio only?

Or does use in fiction count?

If fiction counts, Ironfist immediately springs to mind. Although I guess you could argue that's more data than creative writing, I think he'd still count.

EDIT: Also, could someone please kindly point me to where the launchers are offered on RK's site?

I can't find it, and I too am after another pair.

[Mythirax]

Two lefts? Well, that's just not right.

*Boom Tish*

My night was made.

[DELTAprime]

I recall someone wishing they could get another launcher for their MP Prowl/bluestreak but couldn't because they'd already shipped from RobotKingdom.

I'm just putting the offer out there that I can probably grab an extra few if anyone wants one. $10 each plus any extra shipping charges. My order is waiting for the MP Smokescreen so will not ba here till just before or after Christmas.

Please indicate interest before the end of the weekend.

Since I finally caught up on IDW RID last month I really want some launchers for MP Prowl, looks awesome in the comic. Please put me down for a set.

[Gasaraki]

I highly recommend checking it, if it's not there it really can't be fixed as lookin gat the design, the clip is installed between the front and back halves of the shoulder when they are joined together.

My Local Big W went from over 10 to 1 Metroplex in the space of 2 days.

Alright, have dragged the big guy out this evening... and yes that dark plastic piece is there. Thankfully what I surmised about the arm not feeling loose at all was correct... it must sit really quite loose if that piece is missing!

So did you manage to get a swap? I think we'd be hard pressed trying to do that in Perth as they seem to fly off the shelves pretty quick, except at TRU with their ridiculous pricing. Just a thought if you haven't swapped already - my box had loose rattling pieces when I got it, one being the missile and the other being one of the shoulder guns. Might be a teensy chance that piece became loose and is floating around in the box...??

Also, I was thinking what I'd do if I needed to get a swap, considering having spent nearly 3 hours applying the stickers. I think I would've bought one, pried the piece out to use in mine, and returned the new one claiming it was missing the piece... not sure if that's considered wrong, but it would've been Hasbro's manufacturing fault nonetheless, and what I've bought would've been status quo.

[GoktimusPrime]

Also, I was thinking what I'd do if I needed to get a swap, considering having spent nearly 3 hours applying the stickers. I think I would've bought one, pried the piece out to use in mine, and returned the new one claiming it was missing the piece... not sure if that's considered wrong, but it would've been Hasbro's manufacturing fault nonetheless, and what I've bought would've been status quo.

Make sure you assemble and transform the toy before applying stickers! But yeah, one foot of my Metroplex had a stress mark appear well after I'd assembled and 'road tested' my Metroplex. Even if I'd gotten mine locally, the thought of having to reapply all those stickers would dissuade me from getting an exchange... I used a black marker to cover up the stress mark, so now you can see a black line across the foot. Meh.

[Verno]

Cited how?

By bio only?

Or does use in fiction count?

If fiction counts, Ironfist immediately springs to mind. Although I guess you could argue that's more data than creative writing, I think he'd still count.

I was going mainly on Bio, but in-fiction is also good.

[UltraMarginal]

Cited how?

By bio only?

Or does use in fiction count?

If fiction counts, Ironfist immediately springs to mind. Although I guess you could argue that's more data than creative writing, I think he'd still count.

EDIT: Also, could someone please kindly point me to where the launchers are offered on RK's site?

I can't find it, and I too am after another pair.

I couldn'tfind it either. I emailed them and they got back to me. I need to confirm numbers and they'll send me an invoice.

[GoktimusPrime]

I can find reference to a couple of Cons and Preds who are poets, but what about writers in general? Anyone know of any G1 characters that are cited as writers?

It should be noted that Gelshark/Sky Byte is supposed to be a bad haiku composer, often confusing haiku w/ senryuu. G1 Wheelie speaks in rhymes. In the G1 cartoon, Blaster sometimes spoke in rhymes too (and often did it a lot better than Wheelie ) - similar style to Roadblock from GI Joe ARAH.

As Cat said, Ironfist was portrayed as a writer in the IDW comics, using the nom de plume "Fisitron." Others whose functions might lend them to be writers include:
+ Skids, G1 (Theoretician)
+ Crosscut, G1 Autobot (Ambassador) - fluent in nearly 7000 languages, I'd say he'd be highly literate too. The diplomatic nature of his job would also likely require him to do a lot of writing.
+ Ultra Magnus, G1 (Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord). He'd be writing endless reports and other required paperwork as per regulation. All with meaningfully correct punctuation of course.
+ Prowl, G1 - IDW Prowl would be similar to Magnus in terms of filing lots of paperwork, but even other versions of the character would likely have done copious amounts of writing as a military strategist.
+ Tailgate, G1 - IDW Tailgate writes a lot of personal notes as he tries to catch up on millions of years of history that he's missed out on. Allthouh hiz writting iz horibly mispeled.
+ Glyph, Archaeometrist
+ Megatron, G1 IDW. Megatron was the author of "After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress". He later revised his ideology (rejecting passive and pacifistic resistance in favour of applied violence) and wrote a new manifesto ("Towards Peace"), rallying many who were sick of the corruption and injustice in Cybertronian society and forming the Decepticon movement. Even those who became known as Autobots (including Orion Pax) came to base their beliefs on Megatron's original treatise. Megatron was also the author of the six-stage infiltration protocol.
+ Chief Justice Tyrest. Drafted the Tyrest Accord as a code of interplanetary conflict of which both Autobots and Decepticons are signatories (thus violators are indiscriminately brought to justice regardless of faction).
+ Any medic/doctor! (Ratchet, First Aid, Glit etc.)
+ Any scientist/engineer! (Huffer, Wheeljack, Perceptor, Magnificus, Shockwave etc.)
+ Any explorer! (Hound, a lot of Maximals etc.)

"In whose interests do you exercise power? To whom are you accountable? How can we get rid of you?"
- Megatron's 3 questions to the Senate, as asked by Orion Pax.

[Gasaraki]

Make sure you assemble and transform the toy before applying stickers! But yeah, one foot of my Metroplex had a stress mark appear well after I'd assembled and 'road tested' my Metroplex. Even if I'd gotten mine locally, the thought of having to reapply all those stickers would dissuade me from getting an exchange... I used a black marker to cover up the stress mark, so now you can see a black line across the foot. Meh.

Yeah you betcha - should DEFINITELY check that there's no faults before applying those stickers!!

By what you describe, it sounds like the stress mark is on white plastic??? (i.e. visible black marker line)... or is it on black plastic, in which case it should be difficult to spot the black marker right?

I had a problem with those black ramps that form the base of the forefeet... very easy to forget to fold them out when transforming from city mode and then if you try to make the legs for robot, you end up stressing the ramp, which leads to guaranteed white stress marks on black plastic... Grrr!

[GoktimusPrime]

By what you describe, it sounds like the stress mark is on white plastic??? (i.e. visible black marker line)... or is it on black plastic, in which case it should be difficult to spot the black marker right?

Black plastic. Looks visible to me... the marker black is a lot glossier than the flat matte black of the plastic. Meh.