Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Firestorm]

Set up/turn on their Pile of Loot option. Nothing will be sent to you until you want (or six months from the first item being available whichever comes first) and you can keep adding other new toys to the "pile" and save on postage when you go to the checkout.

ok cool, another question, does BBTS accept paypal and if so can I use Pile of Loot with it? I heard I needed to give a credit card number for the Pile of loot

[Paulbot]

Oh, yeah. I think you do need to give them a credit card for the BBTS pile of loot

[Hursticon]

Oh, yeah. I think you do need to give them a credit card for the BBTS pile of loot

This is indeed true in the case of preorders, having a quick read of this suggests that "In-stock" items can indeed be paid for with PayPal.

[Firestorm]

Oh, yeah. I think you do need to give them a credit card for the BBTS pile of loot

This is indeed true in the case of preorders, having a quick read of this suggests that "In-stock" items can indeed be paid for with PayPal.

alright, thanks guys. since I don't have a credit card I guess I'll wait for them to come in stock and try to buy them then

[Sinnertwin]

Firestorm, you can always invest in a prepaid Visa from Aust post etc, if that helps.

[Paul Agnew]

As far as I can tell, the first Madman release is based on the Rhino release while the 2012 remaster is based on the Shout! Factory release. I own the 2012 version and haven't noticed any obvious problems.

You're on the right track, but I feel the need to point out that while Madman used the Rhino soundtrack, they sourced video from Sony/Maverick. This meant the episodes were 'complete' (though hardly uncut and sometimes had tracking errors. Hello 'Webworld'.), yet had those darn sound effects.

[Cat]

Here is a close up photo, I've noticed also some rough mold flash around the side of his faceplate.

the circles are definitely on the outside of the visor.

Is this common? if its rare, should I be going back for a replacement before they all sell out? or am I being a bit precious?

To top it off my Lazerbeak has a misfired pin in the forehead camera! I can't open it without the use of a knife. I had higher hopes for a more "perfect masterpiece"

A bit late, but check out the one The Fwoosh got and reviewed. There's a great closeup of the head, and there's no indication of this issue. http://thefwoosh.com/2013/08/hasbro-...iece-soundwave
I still haven't checked my own to see what it's like.

[Cat]

For fans interested in fun new projects compatible with TFs in multiple ways, I would like to direct your attention to the now live Kickstarter for Trent and Co's BMOG line.

They're designed to be used with TFs, but are NOT something that rips off any traditional Hasbro product. They're not 3rd party or KO, but a completely original concept, for those worried about ethics.

They're a sseries of robotic animals, fully customisable with different colours send included stickers.

What makes them so cool is they all break down and EVERY piece is actually a form of weapon, sized for use either standard TF sizing. So you can add cool mech animals to your TF collection, or arm the hell out if your favourite TFs with a wide, inventive, and beautiful looking array of various kinds of weaponry.

I encourage everyone to check out the KS page and see them for yourselves. This is going to be a great line, and there's lots of exclusive goodies on offer via the Kickstarter campaign.

The creators have a long and illustrious association and. career with various areas of the franchise, such as creative work for the Club, and are longtime fans, being heavily involved in the fandom since the beginning, and also have various coll weapons collections already available on Shapeways.

So please check this KS out, because it's going to be an awesome product, from the renders and photos we can currently see, and it's the sort of thing you'd later regret not participating in. Plus there's KS exclusive colour schemes, and plenty more.

Great way to add more robot animals to your displays, and an even better way to arm the hell out of your TFs, with original and innovative weapon designs, all done using a completely new system that's very.clever and very innovative.

You're Going to want to check this out!!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...-m/description

[Cat]

Checkout this thread at the Allspark for some clear shots of the Universal Bumblebee, and how it scales to the SDCC Titan Guardians set.

Close enough for me. The style is similar enough, he's around the same height, and he evens out the numbers for the respective team sizes.

I wonder if he was planned for this set originally, but was cut for budget reasons and just got reused an an exclusive for Universal?

Scroll down a bit to see both pics.

http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic...s-merchandise/

[Cat]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishboo...7604389330948/

What I'd give to be able to order from that catalogue today.

It's a 1984 catalogue for an American chain, featuring Transformers, GIJOE, Star Wars, Rainbow Brite, and a ton more.

To see the full-size pages, click on a page, then right-click and select 'Original' for sizes.

Enjoy!!