August Acquisitions

[Doubledealer]

Been busy moving from one side of Australia to another (absolutely loving Perth so far, what a brilliant city!) and after living in my new digs for less than a week, what arrived this morning? My first RK order while living in Perth of course (was sweating like a blindfolded lesbian in a fish shop thinking the below Animated toys would sell out before I could make my order )!

Package contained:
-Hasbro MP Grimlock (gobsmacked by this toy like everyone else!)
-Animated Ironhide
-Animated Rodimus Minor
-Generations Darkmount

I'll talk about Darkmount as he's not in full circulation just yet. Rest assured, this guy won't disappoint! His 3 firearms are interchangable and simply clip onto different handles on the figure - a neat little feature which adds a bit of extra play value. Unlike Galvatron, Darkmount does the whole deluxe sized tank thing so much better - He doesn't feel flimsy, his transformation is smooth and not too complicated and the bold blue and red colours make him stand out and look imperial.

Fans of ROTF Voyager Bludgeon (everyone, right? ) will also appreciate how they've integrated his melee weapon into the tank design, it's brilliantly done! Another feature I love are his forearms, probably because they look like Animated Ultra Magnuses only scaled down, with added detail and inverted colours. In short, buy this toy!

[Sharky]

i been a bit slack, so here is most of what i have gotten this month

[SharkyMcShark]

G2 Hooligan was my favourite Transformer growing up.

God the Cyberjets were rad

[Autocon]

i been a bit slack, so here is most of what i have gotten this month

they havent arrived yet? what the hell is that grey and red thing

[1orion2many]

You mean the cycle drone from Beast Machines

[Autocon]

with yellow hands yes. looks so wierd lol. looks more movieverse in that lot

[Hursticon]

i been a bit slack, so here is most of what i have gotten this month

Ooh!, some nice items in that lot Sharky, congrats!

I sold my BW Laserbeak ages ago thinking it was just another Fox Kids Repaint of the BW Terrorsaur mold, oh how I've learnt since.

Is it just me, or are the BM Vehicons some of the weirdest designed figures that HasTakTom have ever produced?

[Sharky]

Ooh!, some nice items in that lot Sharky, congrats!

I sold my BW Laserbeak ages ago thinking it was just another Fox Kids Repaint of the BW Terrorsaur mold, oh how I've learnt since.

Is it just me, or are the BM Vehicons some of the weirdest designed figures that HasTakTom have ever produced?

i think beast machines in general had some bizzar designs and autocon, the movie figs you posted has not arrived yet but there was a parcel pick up card in the letter box, so that at a guess could be the stuff waiting.

[GoktimusPrime]

with yellow hands yes. looks so wierd lol. looks more movieverse in that lot

Motorcycle Drone is quite show-accurate, so he does look quite Beast Machines. I don't think he looks movieverse at all really. Unlike Thrust and Tankor, the Motorcycle Drone and Tank Drone figures were created _after_ the show was made, thus are more show-like than their General counterparts.

i think beast machines in general had some bizzar designs

Indeed they did... but the Vehicons weren't quite as bizarre as the Maximals, and consequently tended to sell better than the Maximals (at least in my observation). Of course, Motorcycle Drone (as well as the entire Battle For The Spark line) never came out in Australia.

While the Vehicons' vehicle modes were highly stylised, you could recognise what they were. You look at Motorcycle Drone and you know it's a motorcycle (albeit scifiesque). The problem with a lot of the Maximals was that you'd look at the toys' alt mode and think, "What the <expletive> is that?!?" Silverbolt's a classic example. Technorganic condor my waste disposal unit!

[Sharky]

*snip*

Of course, Motorcycle Drone (as well as the entire Battle For The Spark line) never came out in Australia.

The problem with a lot of the Maximals was that you'd look at the toys' alt mode and think, "What the <expletive> is that?!?" Silverbolt's a classic example. Technorganic condor my waste disposal unit!

it is a shame we never got any of the better moulds avaliable at retail here.. i have managed to chase most of them down.. still after a hammerstrike and the later dinobots but silverbolt he looked so bad i actually have not opened him he is still sealed up nice and tight..... he will stay that way i think