Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[BigTransformerTrev]

Be careful dude, my last POL I got stung when the dollar dipped and I went $13 over the thousand and got stung over $100 when it got to Australia !!!

That sucks dude. Well the Aussie dollar dropped overnight so my order went from $967 to $976 which is a bit scary. But for once BBTS seems to have gotten off their duffs as I got the 'shipped' notification less than 12 hours after my order entered the warehouse .

So they calculate the cost when it hits our shores do they ? Bugger - maybe I should have gone the faster shipping option. Fingers crossed the dollar isn't too low when it gets here . I just had my latest Pochaco figure show up at HLJ so that's that $100+ bucks the taxman might want well and truly gone

Maybe I should institute a '$500 then ship' policy with my POL in future

[DELTAprime]

I just got my second CW limb-bot. I have Alpha Bravo and Offroad. Do all CW limb-bots share the same leg transformation? (splitting the alt mode shell to pull out the thighs)

I don't really like it. Feels like it's there cause it's probably cheaper than collapsible legs.

[liegeprime]

has anybody else bought those MP 22 (Ultra Magnus)stickers sold for Hasbro?

I couldn't apply mine coz it didn't provide a direction sheet. While I can deduce which ones go to which part, I prefer to be sure and not mess up the figure ... so If anyone has an instruction for the sticker sheet, can you please send me a copy thru PM. Thanks!

[Bidoofdude]

I just got my second CW limb-bot. I have Alpha Bravo and Offroad. Do all CW limb-bots share the same leg transformation? (splitting the alt mode shell to pull out the thighs)

I don't really like it. Feels like it's there cause it's probably cheaper than collapsible legs.

All the aerialbots do. Drag Strip has collapsible legs, unsure about the rest of the stunticons.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Well the Aussie dollar dropped overnight so my order went from $967 to $976 which is a bit scary.

So they calculate the cost when it hits our shores do they ? Bugger - maybe I should have gone the faster shipping option. Fingers crossed the dollar isn't too low when it gets here

An economist on the news this morning was talkin about how to stimulate growth the dollar needs to drop further....

....I was thinking 'DONT LISTEN TO HER!!!!!!!!!!'

[Megatran]

Can anyone shed some light on these TF coins. I've seen the 'silver' coin, but not the 'gold' coin.

One side of the coin is the Autobot insignia, the other being the Decepticon.

[Ultra Mackness]

Can anyone shed some light on these TF coins. I've seen the 'silver' coin, but not the 'gold' coin.

One side of the coin is the Autobot insignia, the other being the Decepticon.

I did a quick bit of scouting - the only place I can find those coins are on Aliexpress - they don't seem to be legit, certainly not at the low prices on Aliexpress.

Perth mint have produced some coins to coincide with the recent movies, and aside form the MP coins seem to be the only legit coins made.

There were some doubloons made for the 1986 New Orleans mardi gras as well:

http://www.toyarchive.com/Transforme...sCoin1986.html

[griffin]

Perth mint have produced some coins to coincide with the recent movies, and aside form the MP coins seem to be the only legit coins made.

Perth Mint coins are easy to spot because they have the standard Queen's head and date/location on the back like any other legal tender coins. (which means you can use them in whatever country is on the back of the coin... but costing about $100 to buy one for a value of just $1 if you use it, I don't think anyone would be silly enough to use them as money)

[griffin]

An economist on the news this morning was talkin about how to stimulate growth the dollar needs to drop further....

....I was thinking 'DONT LISTEN TO HER!!!!!!!!!!'

I agree... because the whole economy and struggling families & pensioners must suffer so that us handful of fans can get our toys cheaper...


Unfortunately, because our wage rates and cost of living is so high in this country, our dollar is over-valued when at parity to the US$ or close to it... which means that local industry and business can't compete, which costs jobs and blows out the deficit from all the cheap imports we are consuming. Just look at all that cheap Chinese stuff in Kmart and BigW, that costs less at retail to buy than it would cost to make here before it is even sold to the stores.
We've gone so long with these cheap imports that we've become reliant on those prices, so when the necessary adjustment occurs as the one industry that was keeping us going dries up (Mining), it's going to be hard to accept or afford the prices we had 10 years ago before the AU$ headed towards parity.
It's a bit like low interest rates for mortgages... if we go too long at a low rate that is below normal for a healthy economy, people eventually get used to that repayment rate as if it is normal. And when rates go back up to a "healthy target" or even higher to deal with inflation, it hits people hard who made themselves comfortable or used to what they thought was a healthy rate. (which is going to happen within a couple years, as interest rates are way too low... but keep getting cut to deal with the sluggish economy - an economy that was used to the Mining sector bringing in billions of dollars to people's pockets and paying billions in tax and royalties, which state and federal governments now have to compensate by raising other taxes and/or cutting spending... both of which impacts on the whole economy, and in turn the value of our dollar)

It's all so confusing, and people spend decades trying to understand it all.
And we are just pawns to the game of the rich and powerful.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I agree... because the whole economy and struggling families & pensioners must suffer so that us handful of fans can get our toys cheaper...


Unfortunately, because our wage rates and cost of living is so high in this country, our dollar is over-valued when at parity to the US$ or close to it... which means that local industry and business can't compete, which costs jobs and blows out the deficit from all the cheap imports we are consuming. Just look at all that cheap Chinese stuff in Kmart and BigW, that costs less at retail to buy than it would cost to make here before it is even sold to the stores.
We've gone so long with these cheap imports that we've become reliant on those prices, so when the necessary adjustment occurs as the one industry that was keeping us going dries up (Mining), it's going to be hard to accept or afford the prices we had 10 years ago before the AU$ headed towards parity.
It's a bit like low interest rates for mortgages... if we go too long at a low rate that is below normal for a healthy economy, people eventually get used to that repayment rate as if it is normal. And when rates go back up to a "healthy target" or even higher to deal with inflation, it hits people hard who made themselves comfortable or used to what they thought was a healthy rate. (which is going to happen within a couple years, as interest rates are way too low... but keep getting cut to deal with the sluggish economy - an economy that was used to the Mining sector bringing in billions of dollars to people's pockets and paying billions in tax and royalties, which state and federal governments now have to compensate by raising other taxes and/or cutting spending... both of which impacts on the whole economy, and in turn the value of our dollar)

It's all so confusing, and people spend decades trying to understand it all.
And we are just pawns to the game of the rich and powerful.

(Cue joking Sarcastic tone) Way to take the sensible, long term and big picture view of the situation dude - personally I want my home loan interest rates to remain low and my imports to be cheap and plentiful! To hades with the needs of the many! I'm thinking of the needs of the few, or indeed the one right here