encore and classics stuff
Posted by Runaphen
| June 05, 2009 04:07PM |
Sanjeev Wrote:
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> Man, those are such good fucking toys. I like a
> transformer it doesn't take half an hour of
> nervous sweating (plus extra time re-consulting
> the manual) to transform.
The Classics seeker mold is probably my favorite Transformer of all time. It's utterly a toy: colorful, durable, and fun to play with. It totally evokes pleasant memories of my childhood toy collection.
> Too bad it's so prohibitively expensive to pick up
> the full sets of them...
I preordered Thrust and Dirge from Celga so I paid retail price plus markup rather than scalper's prices. These sets are like $170-$200 at Franks and Sons.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/2009 04:28PM by Scopedog.
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> Man, those are such good fucking toys. I like a
> transformer it doesn't take half an hour of
> nervous sweating (plus extra time re-consulting
> the manual) to transform.
The Classics seeker mold is probably my favorite Transformer of all time. It's utterly a toy: colorful, durable, and fun to play with. It totally evokes pleasant memories of my childhood toy collection.
> Too bad it's so prohibitively expensive to pick up
> the full sets of them...
I preordered Thrust and Dirge from Celga so I paid retail price plus markup rather than scalper's prices. These sets are like $170-$200 at Franks and Sons.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/2009 04:28PM by Scopedog.
| June 10, 2009 02:12AM |
| June 15, 2009 11:44AM |
Update on my Ganbo Gentei! Thrust. I made holes on the legs so the wings can look more G1-style. The wings can be positioned in front or behind the rear stabilizers and they impede posability somewhat either way, but I think he looks a lot better. He can still transform perfectly by moving the wings back to the normal slot.
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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2009 11:46AM by Scopedog.
| June 16, 2009 12:13PM |
| June 21, 2009 07:40AM |
| July 29, 2009 09:30AM |
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July 29, 2009 02:28PM |
Hmm...
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I feel a shameful sort of desire when I see these.
Per the bio written by Furman, they are essentially Sliders in the Jerry O'Connell sense of the word. I can't begin to describe how happy that sort of thing makes me.
[www.millionhero.jp]
I feel a shameful sort of desire when I see these.
Per the bio written by Furman, they are essentially Sliders in the Jerry O'Connell sense of the word. I can't begin to describe how happy that sort of thing makes me.
| July 29, 2009 02:53PM |
Don't bother getting the Encore Bruticus. From what I've read, the molding on it is quite poor and they didn't put back the diecast like with Predaking. You may recall that the original release of Bruticus did indeed have a little diecast but was taken out (like how Hot Rod and Predaking had releases that first had diecast then they didn't but did have metal content kept in their reissue releases). It'd probablly better just to get one of the billion repaints the guy had over the years than this.
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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July 31, 2009 06:21PM |
akum6n Wrote:
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> Hmm...
>
> [www.millionhero.jp]
>
> I feel a shameful sort of desire when I see these.
>
>
> Per the bio written by Furman, they are
> essentially Sliders in the Jerry O'Connell sense
> of the word. I can't begin to describe how happy
> that sort of thing makes me.
Daniel, what the fuck are these!?
Are they reissues??? Crazy! I find the proportions and chrome weapons most-alluring...
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> Hmm...
>
> [www.millionhero.jp]
>
> I feel a shameful sort of desire when I see these.
>
>
> Per the bio written by Furman, they are
> essentially Sliders in the Jerry O'Connell sense
> of the word. I can't begin to describe how happy
> that sort of thing makes me.
Daniel, what the fuck are these!?
Are they reissues??? Crazy! I find the proportions and chrome weapons most-alluring...
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July 31, 2009 07:37PM |
| September 01, 2009 11:47PM |
Just received Encore Omega Supreme today (a bit of selling gave me some cash). BBTS had it on clearance for 70+ bucks. I never owned this guy when I was a kid though my brother had him (I had Trypticon, while my other brother had Scorponok). I forgot what a great toy this thing is. It's basically a Transformers train set with more to it. My kids will have a grand time with this guy!
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| October 19, 2009 09:50AM |
The commemorative edition Insecticons are out, I also saw Percepter too. $30 for all three Insecticons isn't too bad. I passed on Percepter.
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| October 19, 2009 06:58PM |
I read they took out the metal in the Insecticons. Confirmation?
I already have them when they were reissued several years ago. I may get Perceptor though.
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
I already have them when they were reissued several years ago. I may get Perceptor though.
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
| October 19, 2009 07:20PM |
| October 19, 2009 08:07PM |
| October 20, 2009 08:06AM |
| October 20, 2009 03:42PM |
Got Perceptor today. Nice quality. Has all the metal and chrome the original did. The missiles don't fire. The spring was taken out and due to this the missiles just fall out of the launcher, although luck would have that one of the missiles had just enough flash on the side that it'll stay in the launcher.
Sad that there was pretty much nothing else I wanted at TRU.
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
Sad that there was pretty much nothing else I wanted at TRU.
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
| October 20, 2009 07:41PM |
| October 20, 2009 10:13PM |
| October 21, 2009 10:33PM |
| October 21, 2009 11:50PM |
| October 22, 2009 12:35AM |
| October 22, 2009 01:23AM |
Ok, waitaminit..just unboxed the Insecticons. Beatiful, and yes, the front half of the chests are metal just like G1, but...
I guess in our war-torn, PC, time period, names like Bombshell, and Shrapnel, are no-nos, so they've been renamed as Hardshell, and Sharpshot, Kickback is the same. Grrrrr... Oh well.
I guess in our war-torn, PC, time period, names like Bombshell, and Shrapnel, are no-nos, so they've been renamed as Hardshell, and Sharpshot, Kickback is the same. Grrrrr... Oh well.
| October 22, 2009 10:01AM |
| October 23, 2009 03:42PM |
repairtechjon Wrote:
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> Ok, waitaminit..just unboxed the Insecticons.
> Beatiful, and yes, the front half of the chests
> are metal just like G1, but...
>
> I guess in our war-torn, PC, time period, names
> like Bombshell, and Shrapnel, are no-nos, so
> they've been renamed as Hardshell, and Sharpshot,
> Kickback is the same. Grrrrr... Oh well.
More likely that they lost the rights to the names.
Considered picking them up, but I have the Japanese release from a few years ago, and in comparison Perceptor seems like a rip off (three insecticons or Perceptor?). Of course, I already have a Soundwave reissue and still picked up that con-exclusive one.
Also didn't know that Walmart was getting some Ultra recolor exclusives, which includes a Classics Powerglide in red. Tempting.
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> Ok, waitaminit..just unboxed the Insecticons.
> Beatiful, and yes, the front half of the chests
> are metal just like G1, but...
>
> I guess in our war-torn, PC, time period, names
> like Bombshell, and Shrapnel, are no-nos, so
> they've been renamed as Hardshell, and Sharpshot,
> Kickback is the same. Grrrrr... Oh well.
More likely that they lost the rights to the names.
Considered picking them up, but I have the Japanese release from a few years ago, and in comparison Perceptor seems like a rip off (three insecticons or Perceptor?). Of course, I already have a Soundwave reissue and still picked up that con-exclusive one.
Also didn't know that Walmart was getting some Ultra recolor exclusives, which includes a Classics Powerglide in red. Tempting.
| October 23, 2009 03:44PM |
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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October 23, 2009 04:44PM |
fujishig Wrote:
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> Also didn't know that Walmart was getting some
> Ultra recolor exclusives, which includes a
> Classics Powerglide in red. Tempting.
Huh. Do you know if it will be identical to the Japanese red release or if it will be different from that?
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> Also didn't know that Walmart was getting some
> Ultra recolor exclusives, which includes a
> Classics Powerglide in red. Tempting.
Huh. Do you know if it will be identical to the Japanese red release or if it will be different from that?
| October 23, 2009 05:18PM |
The new US red Powerglide isn't in the same color scheme as the Henkei, and it looks awful.
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| October 23, 2009 06:52PM |
Not digg'n it at all.
still no attachment function for this forum.
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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October 23, 2009 09:21PM |
| October 23, 2009 11:29PM |
I can't attach a file to my post in the TF forum.
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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October 24, 2009 01:31PM |
| October 24, 2009 05:06PM |
Dammit. I've never really been into any of the TF reissues. I didn't have many as a kid, and by 1985-86 was too old for toys. I went to TRU to check out the AstroBoy toys (not impressed...don't like the head sculpt) and saw a solitary TF I DID recognize - Perceptor. For some reason, I was compelled to buy it. I'm glad I did...it's pretty damn cool. Bummed there is no firing mechanism, but it's a sturdy little toy. I now am compelled to pick up the Soundwave.
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| October 24, 2009 06:11PM |
| October 27, 2009 05:12PM |
I still like my gray Powerglide.
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| October 27, 2009 06:35PM |
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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November 17, 2009 06:26PM |
Dark Skyfire. Kinda cool.
And who the hell knew about the Classics Jetfire-Optimus Prime combined mode mentioned at the bottom of this review!?
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And who the hell knew about the Classics Jetfire-Optimus Prime combined mode mentioned at the bottom of this review!?
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Anonymous User
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November 24, 2009 06:32PM |
Sanjeev Wrote:
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> And who the hell knew about the Classics
> Jetfire-Optimus Prime combined mode mentioned at
> the bottom of this review!?
> [www.collectiondx.com]
> y/voyager_class_autobot_tread_bolt
It's the beast with two backs!
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> And who the hell knew about the Classics
> Jetfire-Optimus Prime combined mode mentioned at
> the bottom of this review!?
> [www.collectiondx.com]
> y/voyager_class_autobot_tread_bolt
It's the beast with two backs!
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