I must admit that kid-me initially referred to Swoop as a pterodactyl until he appeared in the G1 cartoon and I heard Chip Chase refer to his alt mode as a "pteranodon." I wasn't aware of the difference until then.Hey, it was 1985!
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I must admit that kid-me initially referred to Swoop as a pterodactyl until he appeared in the G1 cartoon and I heard Chip Chase refer to his alt mode as a "pteranodon." I wasn't aware of the difference until then.
Pfffff. Swoop was a token Dinobot anyway.Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
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Heh, yeah. As much as I love the character of Swoop, the toy is the weakest of the group. Literally. I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I personally found Swoop to be the rarest of the Dinobots when these toys hit store shelves. I did handle a friend's Swoop, and yeah, the toy didn't inspire me.
Being large and expensive figures (at least for a kid), I only had 2 of the Dinobots as a kid - Grimlock and Snarl. I managed to get Sludge and fairly cheaply off the secondary market in the late 90s/early 00s, but Swoop was one toy that was hard to find in the secondary market, and if I did, it was always expensive. In 2005, two years after the live action TF movie was announced, I made the decision to just pay the inflated aftermarket price for Swoop and got one - loose complete - for about a hundred bucks.He was the last early G1 toy that I was missing, and I figured that it'd be better for me to get it sooner rather than later as I feared that the price of G1 toys might rise after the release of the live action film.
P.S.: Just had a quick look on eBay and there's a G1 Swoop going for about AU$130 before shipping. Doesn't seem too bad considering that I paid about $30 less 12 years ago (wow), but then these days there's no guarantee that the toy isn't a counterfeit.
I see the word TRANSFORMED plastered on an ad on the tv. I'm thinking could it be in reference to TF The Last Knight?
It turns out it's the latest installment of 'The Biggest Loser'
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My HLJ items from January and February should arrive tomorrow. For whatever reason I'm actually more excited to unbox Grapple than Cheetor. Maybe it's because I grew up watching G1 while Beast Wars aired when I was in High School so less impact, or could just be because I prefer TM Cheetor over season one Cheetor.
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It's funny you mention that.
I had Inferno as a child, but I'm also more excited for Grapple.
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Good thing I'm not a MISB collector. Both Cheetor and Grapple were double taped. Great job TakTom QC!
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I couldn't agree more, it's very articulate and a novel transformation. my only frustration was the lack of a shoulder cannon and I didn't really like the front spoiler becoming his gun. An Excellent toy though.
I think it's stunning, all the custom made aluminium sides, it's a thing of beauty. but until it's clearanced to a $100 or so it's not getting a place at our home, sadly. my dream basket has the Ultimetal Optimus prime in it.It really is the most beautiful version they've made thus far. But $600 plus the fact I already have 2 versions of TF Monopoly means for me it goes in the dream basket beside the $800 Unicron lamp
my thoughts exactlyYeah I found it really weird. Growing up in the 80's the Brontosaurus was one of the dinosaurs we all knew the name of (and not just because of Sludge). There was the Brontosaurus, Triceratops, Diplodocus, Pterodactyl, Stegosaurus and T-Rex. A few of us had also heard of the Allosaurus and Ankylosaurus but that first lot seemed to be the ones everyone knew.
Never even heard of an Apatosaurus until I was an adult so I assumed until a few years ago that the Brontosaurus name had been retired in the 90's or something. I wonder why the name was so well known and so prevalent throughout the 20th century when it had been retired in 1903?
Swoop was the only Dinobot I had until G2 came out and then I got stuck with a red snarl and a green slag. I can see why people prefer the others but it holds a place in my heart. especially since my mum shattered his beak transforming it for me when I was perhaps a little young to have it. #scarredforlife
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