Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[benben2142]

dude, how can that help people help you with your package if they don't know about it in the first place?

I was just asking also what the hell is AUMPQL???

[dirge]

Most likely some sort of Australia Post abbreviation, benben.

At this stage, I recommend waiting a day or two, your stuff is likely at the Arundel Mail Centre, waiting for dispatch to your house.

[benben2142]

Hey guys just wondering for encore ironhide, how do you guys know that the cardboard face is suppose to go on the chair, does it even say on the box flap can someone let me know, Goktimus do you know what the japanese writing says on the flap,translation! Because I would like to be certain.

[benben2142]

Hey guys can someone please tell me what reprolabels e-mail is because I would like to ask the a few questions.

[griffin]

Go to www.google.com and search for 'reprolabels'. It will be the first one on the list of results. From there, go to their main page and click on their requests link. Take a few moments to do a search before posting here and you won't have people getting upset over questions you can easily answer yourself.

[Gutsman Heavy]

We all know that:
Autobots=Red emblem
Decepticons=Purple emblem

but what about Maximals and Predacons?
I've seen red and green for the Maximal emblem.
Purple, yellow and blue for the Preds emblem.

What is the offical colouring of the emblems?

[griffin]

Very interesting Q. I've never noticed different colours, but will have a look. If it is in the comics or cartoon, it is probably just artist error on a detail that isn't as universally known like gen1 allegiance symbol colours.
Originally, the packaging had green for Maximal and purple for Predacon. The toys themselves had no allegiance symbols painted or stickers on them until 2nd year, and those were rubsigns. When the toys had somethng coloured on them, it was on the Transmetal 2s around 97-98, and they were Spark Crystals (coloured sphere with allegiance symbol inside). And the Spark Crystals seemed to follow the colours of the packaging - green for Maximal, purple for Predacon. There was one exception - Tigahawk had a gold Maximal symbol painted on the chest, but could be just to represent the regal 'emissary' status of the character.
The Japanese though stuck to the original red 'good guys' and purple 'bad guys' colouring of allegiance symbols during their beast era - which isn't too surprising since they appeared to continue calling them Cybertrons and Destrons/Destrongers (their Gen1 allegiances).
Beast Machines got a bit undisiplined, with the Maximal Spark Crystals being done in at least 2 colours - green and orange.
And to add to the confusion, the Anniversary Beast Wars figures had painted on them red Maximal symbols and purple Predacon symbols.

'Officially', I would say green for Maximal, purple for Predacon, but eventually red became just as 'official' for Maximal.

Was there anywhere in particular you saw the yellow and blue Predacon symbols?

[Gutsman Heavy]

I think it was RID that had a blue pred symbol, maybe. As for the yellow pred, I remember seeing it in the BW show, as map markers for preds (3D holo-map thingos)

[benben2142]

How come reprolabels don't reply to you? I sent them an e-mail a week ago.

[Bartrim]

How come reprolabels don't reply to you? I sent them an e-mail a week ago.

You emailed them a week ago even though you asked what their email address was 4 days ago?

They do take a couple of days to respond...well they did for me.