Transformers Venting thread!

[prjkt]

Got my Victorion and Computron posters laminated yesterday and they had mucked it up with big air bubbles all over them.

He didn't charge me and said he'd do better if I had some more - had to explain that you only got them when you purchased a $200 toy

You can have mine if you want, Computron should be here tomorrow, and Victorion's poster is safe in the box atm

[GoktimusPrime]

Looks like the new TR Headmasters hit NSW shelves just when I was in Japan. And in Japan it was really hard to find Legends figures because they're just selling like hotcakes! I did see a Skull(cruncher) and as nice as the Japanese redeco is, I couldn't justify getting it since I already have TR Skullsmasher. They had loose display figures of others stuff which was sold out, including Blurr which I might've gotten if it was in stock. The only LG figure which I managed to get was Weirdwolf - and as nice as the redeco is - it's also more expensive than TR Weirdwolf (thanks to the addition of the Llarigo (gorilla) figure.

Anyway, might try and hit a few stores today and try my luck.

[BigTransformerTrev]

You can have mine if you want, Computron should be here tomorrow, and Victorion's poster is safe in the box atm

Very kind of ya mate but I'll be right - gonna get some of those TR posters printed up today anyway

Bought a couple of on-special Wave-6 Tiny Titans figures from Coles. One for me, one for my son.

Typical- he wanted Barrage and stuck me with the Optimus. Sniff - I wanted Barrage

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I'm trying to take apart an Animated Blackarachnia for a parts swap with my Legends Blackarachnia, and the torso screw is stripped to buggery. Can't get any purchase whatsoever, even with the rubber band trick.
I'm at the point where I might have to see if a jeweler can make some notches for a flathead screwdriver, or else pick up an engraving tool and do it myself.
Between the original figure (whose elbow socket split right out of the package), the Animated one for replacements, and getting the screw dealt with, she's going to end up being an expensive figure.

[DaptoDog]

Have had the G1 Commemorative Smokescreen Reissue for about 10 years and finally decided to open it on the weekend. I transformed him once then let my son have a go and one of the arms has cracked the plastic at the elbow. He wasn't even rough with it. The plastic looks very brittle because I can see a couple other areas of stress at the same elbow. Over to Ratchet's repair bay...

[jazzcomp]

Alt Rodimus rolled out and fell on the floor and damaged the door

[DELTAprime]

Not a vent, more of a disappointment. I'm really bummed that the back half of Titan Returns Brainstorm's jet mode looks so much like Blurr than the tradition alt mode for Brainstorm. A little more effort to remould the back of the alt mode would have been awesome.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, I've seen and handled TR Brainstorm IRL and wasn't impressed enough to want to go out and replace my Voyager. The new head sculpt is very nice, I'll grant it that, but the body does feel rather "Blurresque" to me.