Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Autocon]

if u have a registered item and the item can not be found does that mean it hasnt scanned in a ceratin point?

[Tober]

if u have a registered item and the item can not be found does that mean it hasnt scanned in a ceratin point?

Is it USPS? If so it probably hasn't updated yet. There's usually about a 24-48 hour delay with USPS International Priority tracking. EMS and FedEx are much more punctual.

AustPost are usually pretty accurate too.

[Eruntalon]

Could anyone who owns a G1 Fortress Maximus Photon Rifle please weigh it for me - I just received one in the mail and the plastic has an almost 'brittle' quality to it and I'm slightly skeptical about its authenticity. Mine weighs in at 33 grams. Thanks.

[kup]

Could anyone who owns a G1 Fortress Maximus Photon Rifle please weigh it for me - I just received one in the mail and the plastic has an almost 'brittle' quality to it and I'm slightly skeptical about its authenticity. Mine weighs in at 33 grams. Thanks.

The gun is actually pretty hollow for it's size with a fairly thin plastic layer for each half (It should split in two once screws are removed). Therefore it is indeed very light in weight for it's size but I wouldn't say that it's brittle.

Unfortunately I don't have a scale accurate enough to weigh it as its too light.

[dirge]

Unfortunately I don't have a scale accurate enough to weigh it as its too light.

Heh... the urban myth is that the most common private users of fine-reading scales are Jewellers and... drug dealers.

Any jewellers in out midst?

[SharkyMcShark]

Heh... the urban myth is that the most common private users of fine-reading scales are Jewellers and... drug dealers.

Any jewellers in out midst?

lol don't discriminate against drug dealers

[Eruntalon]

Heh... the urban myth is that the most common private users of fine-reading scales are Jewellers and... drug dealers.

Any jewellers in out midst?

I actually have jewelers scales that go up to about 1 gram and a set of electronic scales that weigh in grams and ounces up to about 3 kg - very handy for eBay postage!

[Thanatos]

You know, I was thinking about a thread for this but this will probably do.

I currently have all retail available Power Core Combiners. I know a lot of people seem to have an issue with these figures, however I have found them to be some of the best toys I own.

I can easily rank these figures in terms of my favourites, in terms of their torso forms, alt forms, and individual robot modes.

1. Leadfoot
2. Icepick
3. Sledge
4. Smolder
5. Huffer
6. Searchlight
7. Bombshock
8. Mudslinger
9. Double Clutch
10. Skyburst

Overall, I have a theory. Is it possible the much worse 5 pack commander figures became first choice for the 5 packs so they could actually move product? I'm sure this sounds crazy, but I feel the Rallybots suit Leadfoot more than Double Clutch, the Aerialbots suit Searchlight more than Skyburst, and even Smolder looks better with the Destructicons than Mudslinger. Thoughts?

[SkyWarp91]

You know, I was thinking about a thread for this but this will probably do.

I currently have all retail available Power Core Combiners. I know a lot of people seem to have an issue with these figures, however I have found them to be some of the best toys I own.

I can easily rank these figures in terms of my favourites, in terms of their torso forms, alt forms, and individual robot modes.

1. Leadfoot
2. Icepick
3. Sledge
4. Smolder
5. Huffer
6. Searchlight
7. Bombshock
8. Mudslinger
9. Double Clutch
10. Skyburst

Overall, I have a theory. Is it possible the much worse 5 pack commander figures became first choice for the 5 packs so they could actually move product? I'm sure this sounds crazy, but I feel the Rallybots suit Leadfoot more than Double Clutch, the Aerialbots suit Searchlight more than Skyburst, and even Smolder looks better with the Destructicons than Mudslinger. Thoughts?

Do you mean like Hasbro purposely put crappy 5-packs together but released cooler 2-packs? That is possible, I wouldn't be surprised if Hasbro does have a Toy Marketing Mentalist on their payroll...

[Thanatos]

Moreso they were aware of the quality of the figures (have a go of Leadfoot, he's a great figure), and that the advent of online reviews would result in poor sales of the 2-packs and to be completely honest, I wouldn't buy the 5 pack commanders without the drones. So, in order to move the less well designed toys, they pack them with the main gimmick - the drones.