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Blackheart posted:That's ONLY shipping and not counting the actual figure, is it? Only in shipping. That bargain dealio at HobbySearch was immensely tempting, I really fancy the Tomy metroplex for the extra gun and the chrome, but the size of it just kills it.
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FansToys Sludge will be $400, calling it now.
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They're probably going to resurrect PCC Grimestone eventually and make a shitload of 3rd party add on kits for him. they're promoting the hell out of the movie Dinobots. So the third parties are going to probably do every Dinobot thing ever.
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Feb 24, 2014 03:45
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The Rage posted:FansToys Sludge will be $400, calling it now. If it's good I don't care.
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Feb 24, 2014 03:56
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Don't forget Planet-X is making FoC styled figures of every Dinobot including the obscure Paddles
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Feb 24, 2014 03:58
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Iced Cocoa posted:I've never been 100% sure that it was Rodimus carrying the Matrix that reignited the hotspot. Because someone else manages to touch down at the same time. Well I'll be damned. And the sparkeater issue seemed to suggest Rung had the 'brightest spark', too. Interesting.
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Who was it that broke their QuadU? I just got mine in this weekend and I'd like to avoid breaking him while fiddling around with him. He's pretty neat. 
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Feb 24, 2014 06:15
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:Who was it that broke their QuadU? I just got mine in this weekend and I'd like to avoid breaking him while fiddling around with him. He is indeed, and he is not at all fragile beyond reasonable expectations. I don't remember who had the broken shoulder in the thread but I'm pretty sure it was an unlucky defect and not something common to all Quadruple-Us. Mine has been changed back and forth many times with no particular care given to that area, and the shoulders are perfectly fine.
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Feb 24, 2014 06:30
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Other posted:Don't forget Planet-X is making FoC styled figures of every Dinobot including the obscure Paddles If I were to go with a third party set of Dinobots these are the guys I'd go with, because who could resist Paddles?(that and the FoC style would mesh better with the eventual CHUG collection I someday plan to assemble)
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Feb 24, 2014 07:36
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GrimGypsy posted:Well I'll be damned. He's also the writer's OC from when he wrote fanfiction and has literally been called out as a Mary Sue in the story itself.
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Feb 24, 2014 09:37
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:Who was it that broke their QuadU? I just got mine in this weekend and I'd like to avoid breaking him while fiddling around with him. It was I. I fixed it, but don't overstress the shoulders. If you feel the joins are Too Goddamn Tight (tm) just use a screwdriver to unfasten the upper arms a bit. Also remember to pull the headmaster visor outwards first, then flip it down, it's not clear in the instructions.
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Feb 24, 2014 11:38
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Ka0 posted:It was I. I fixed it, but don't overstress the shoulders. If you feel the joins are Too Goddamn Tight (tm) just use a screwdriver to unfasten the upper arms a bit. Thanks for the advice. I am rather digging him. I wish the wolf head was movable other than up and down a little, and his hands are still weird but they've grown on me. He's the only third party figure I have aside from the Ninjainsecticons. May even get him the reprolabels (but leave off the ugly looking poems or whatever). What was that glue you used to fix the shoulder, by the way?
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Feb 24, 2014 15:08
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Scored a Skids at the Kroger Marketplace that just opened up near me yesterday - I was prepared to pay ~$20 for loose on eBay, but new for $14.99 + tax is acceptable 
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I just gave up and preordered a case with Crosscut in it instead. Skids got a new paint job and a face plate. 
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Feb 24, 2014 17:11
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Rhinox and Whirl are on HTS for $19.99 ea. Get $50 worth of stuff and get free shipping.
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:Thanks for the advice. I am rather digging him. I wish the wolf head was movable other than up and down a little, and his hands are still weird but they've grown on me. He's the only third party figure I have aside from the Ninjainsecticons. May even get him the reprolabels (but leave off the ugly looking poems or whatever). I'll just quote the post: Ka0 posted:This is how I left QuadrupleU yesterday. The chemical welding compound has a (reported) 390 Kg/cm2 of lap shear strenght and no less than 560 Kg/cm2 of tensile strenght, which blows any cyanoacrylate superglue compound out of the water. It also resists water and just about any organic solvent there is.
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Yeah I found your post. I was wondering about the brand though.
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It's a generic clear 2-compound epoxy for plastics.
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Ka0 posted:It's a generic clear 2-compound epoxy for plastics. Fetch... the Kragle!
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HiriseSoftware posted:Scored a Skids at the Kroger Marketplace that just opened up near me yesterday - I was prepared to pay ~$20 for loose on eBay, but new for $14.99 + tax is acceptable He is a FANTASTIC toy when you are holding him in your hands.
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Feb 24, 2014 20:28
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An Angry Bug posted:I just gave up and preordered a case with Crosscut in it instead. Skids got a new paint job and a face plate. Hasbro will put Skids in future waves. They know there's a Skids/Waspinator demand gap.
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Feb 24, 2014 20:43
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catch22 posted:Rhinox and Whirl are on HTS for $19.99 ea. Get $50 worth of stuff and get free shipping. Sweet. Grabbed a Whirl and promptly cancelled by BBTS order.
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Feb 24, 2014 20:52
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Rei_ posted:He is a FANTASTIC toy when you are holding him in your hands. Yeah I fell in love with him immediately. Shoulder-wheels? Horizontal FEET wheels? Be still my heart.
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Feb 24, 2014 22:48
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Pro tip: if your Skids has lovely leg articulation, try swapping his thighs. Mine was assembled wrong and had them switched. It's an easy fix though, just gotta pop em off and back on.
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Feb 24, 2014 22:51
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It appears every Skids is like that so far. Apparently the thighs are labeled with R and L so you can always check.
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Feb 24, 2014 22:56
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Gammatron 64 posted:Pro tip: if your Skids has lovely leg articulation, try swapping his thighs. Mine was assembled wrong and had them switched. It's an easy fix though, just gotta pop em off and back on. Don't just pull the leg off hoping it'll jus pop off the ball joint, though. I did that, and I managed to shear the plastic. That hip joint is super tight. Use a tweezer or screwdriver to push in the little slot where the joint is. Push down to keep the joint secure, and then pop off the leg.
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Blackheart posted:It appears every Skids is like that so far. Apparently the thighs are labeled with R and L so you can always check. Does the one marked "L" go on the viewer's left, or Skids's left? I write construction specifications for a living so I'm constantly imagining how people can gently caress up instructions, so that seems like a good way to confuse factory workers.
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Why cookie Rocket posted:Does the one marked "L" go on the viewer's left, or Skids's left? I write construction specifications for a living so I'm constantly imagining how people can gently caress up instructions, so that seems like a good way to confuse factory workers. I wish I had my toy at work to say, but it should always be the little plastic mans left hip.
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Why cookie Rocket posted:Does the one marked "L" go on the viewer's left, or Skids's left? I write construction specifications for a living so I'm constantly imagining how people can gently caress up instructions, so that seems like a good way to confuse factory workers. Looking at mine right now, it goes on Skids' left.
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Feb 24, 2014 23:23
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Yeah I guess I wasn't really asking the question as much as saying I can see how the fuckup occurred.
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Why cookie Rocket posted:Yeah I guess I wasn't really asking the question as much as saying I can see how the fuckup occurred. Those poor factory workers were working a double-double overtime shift.
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strangehamster posted:Those poor factory workers were working a double-double overtime shift. Yeah I do not blame the workers in any way. As an American, like most goods I consume, I have to not think about who is actually manufacturing my TFs or I will go insane.
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Why cookie Rocket posted:Does the one marked "L" go on the viewer's left, or Skids's left? I write construction specifications for a living so I'm constantly imagining how people can gently caress up instructions, so that seems like a good way to confuse factory workers.
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They seem to have fixed that error for the Canadian release...good on them, I guess! Also I had no idea his calves locked forward, fixing most of his balance issues until moments ago.
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It's about time these babies showed up, but I really want a Skywarp to complete the trine.  Oh, apparently he's coming next wave. http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/toy-fair-2014-coverage-the-loyal-subjects-gallery/29465/ Chu Chu fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Feb 25, 2014 |
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So Bluestreak joins the Lost Light.
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Spiderdrake posted:During the transformation Skids rotates at the waist, so I'd imagine somewhere in the pipeline someone set out the assembly and didn't keep that in mind, so he is rotated when the leg is assembled and it ends up backwards. Seems like a pretty easy thing to mess up, give you barely even noticed it when you have the toy in hand and not at all just looking at it. Also there is a little R on the inside of his left knee, and an L on the inside of his right knee. A correct Skids has a different letter on the thigh than on the knee. Mine was correct out of the box, I know about the shins locking forward, and I still wish he had a larger heel spur. Enormous feeties don't matter much if you can't get enough of them under the centre of gravity.
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According to an interview with the MP designer chap doing the rounds, the Lambos and Datsuns have sold so well that they're seeing it as viable to do characters/vehicles with limited repaint/remould potential, hence Wheeljack and whoever may yet follow. Speaking of WJ, he's going to have a largely accurate car paint job but one that's also as accurate as possible to the cartoon robot mode, and the wings are built into the transformation. Oh and lastly, getting licenses from car makers has apparently been a ton easier since the merger with Tomy, who have a good relationship with most of them due to their own Hot Wheels-esque line.
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Got my overpriced eBay Cosmos, and his Targetmaster is missing his handle/chest! gently caress! Oh well. Cosmos is sweet, and prob the best version you can get other than the igear one. Hopefully they get released in the states so more people can get them....and I can swap out my Target master
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Does anyone know if Rumble & Jaguar Masterpiece, MP-15, has any knockoffs? I put in a special order for it through a specialist store in my country so that my MP Soundwave wouldn't just have Laserbeak/Condor, but when I opened the package I saw that I am missing the Thruster Guns and the mount for the Piledrivers. Just kind of disappointed, that's all. I'm not really looking for replacement parts, just want to know if the store did order a knock-off.
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