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Yea I grew up with them too so it's definitely nostalgia. Similarly, my brain often thinks about picking up ebay listings of ZBots. Little tiny guys are cool!
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Good Listener posted:NGL I kind of like that minicon more than owning another Rodimus just cuz I already have both his studio serieses. I've had that thought honestly that I kinda wanna just buy minicons/original micromasters and I don't know why other than they're cool and tiny. The little minicon is pretty cool.
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Good Listener posted:Yea I grew up with them too so it's definitely nostalgia. Similarly, my brain often thinks about picking up ebay listings of ZBots. Little tiny guys are cool! oh gently caress yes
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Aug 30, 2023 19:32
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I love the Dr Wu micromasters, they’re such fun little dudes!
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If they weren't so drat expensive I'd have the whole series
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very risky blowjob posted:oh gently caress yes ZOO KA
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All the little guys are pretty much interchangeable to me. And, most importantly, rad.
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80s Micromasters >< Armada Minicons > Later Minicons >> Earthrise Micromasters
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earthrise micromasters have the key advantage of "no, totally, this is them forming a gun, not just robot 69ing. promise"
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Phy posted:80s Micromasters >< Armada Minicons > Later Minicons >> Earthrise Micromasters Agreed
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it feels like they did the Military ones with Flak and the sword jet, and were like "this idea is great, 10/10," then they hit the car guys and were just hosed https://twitter.com/AssGobots/status/1697037328827421142 Man old TF commercials were all noise and bluster, look at these smooth moves. This dude converts his Gobots then goes out and eats caviar. Anora fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Aug 31, 2023 |
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That dude for sure is the Grey Poupon giver in most social interactions. But of course.
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Anora posted:Man old TF commercials were all noise and bluster, look at these smooth moves. This dude converts his Gobots then goes out and eats caviar. Gobots knew the future was in selling toys to adults.
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That right there is a guy who will happily invite you into his conversation pit to see more of his collection. You have to take off your shoes; he will not allow the Dirt of the Outside in his sanctum sanctorum. Socks, too. First one, then the other. It feels so natural. The fireplace roars, the air feels thin; you are giddy. The flames dance with fractal energy, reflecting in the skylight above with infinite branching potentiality [What was in that drink?] The shag carpet brushes between your toes, your nerves chafing on every rough molecule. You leave, but outside there is Nothing. Between one awkward step and the next, 40 years pass. You are young and scared. You are old and scared. You are muttering excuses and escaping. You are buying boutique $300 versions of these toys on your computer. His hand is on yours. Manipulating the mouse. You can't tell where his hand ends and yours begins. You never will.
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aw yeah Amazon let me know that Studio Series Core Class Frenzy (Red) is going to turn up in a couple of weeks
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That ad makes me want to go find some Gobots now.
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Yeah those looked pretty tits especially the jet
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I think a big part of the reason why Go-Bots bombed was just that they were all so small. Even though they were just as high-quality as Transformers, any kid's going to go for a big Optimus Prime over a 4" Leader-1. Super Go-Bots kind of fixed this, but by then Go-Bots had already been established as the lame ones and there was no coming back.
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Knormal posted:Super Go-Bots kind of fixed this Even then, I remember my perception at the time being they were weird with their little car cabins for heads. (I know now there were Super Gobots that looked more conventional, but I didn't at the time.) Phy fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Sep 1, 2023 |
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Knormal posted:I think a big part of the reason why Go-Bots bombed was just that they were all so small. Even though they were just as high-quality as Transformers, any kid's going to go for a big Optimus Prime over a 4" Leader-1. Super Go-Bots kind of fixed this, but by then Go-Bots had already been established as the lame ones and there was no coming back.
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Since Machine Robo was like 95% little guys(and Go-Bots only a little less like maybe 85% due to many of the Tonka* original molds being larger ones) most of them still hold up pretty well, much like how many of the G1 TF figures that hold up are the smaller scale ones *well them and the various other toy companies they licensed Go-Bots out to who made proper transforming figures as well
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Knormal posted:I think a big part of the reason why Go-Bots bombed was just that they were all so small. Even though they were just as high-quality as Transformers, any kid's going to go for a big Optimus Prime over a 4" Leader-1. Super Go-Bots kind of fixed this, but by then Go-Bots had already been established as the lame ones and there was no coming back. Well that and releasing an entire line based on transforming rocks. http://www.gbwiki.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Rock_Lords_(toyline)
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Phy posted:Even then, I remember my perception at the time being they were weird with their little car cabins for heads. (I know now there were Super Gobots that looked more conventional, but I didn't at the time.) kilus aof posted:Well that and releasing an entire line based on transforming rocks.
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https://twitter.com/Powellpatine/status/1697725611588857928?t=d1gIm3i_rgT1ZvKx1KlhQA&s=19 If you guys can help in any way…
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Phy posted:Even then, I remember my perception at the time being they were weird with their little car cabins for heads. (I know now there were Super Gobots that looked more conventional, but I didn't at the time.) also they had names like "Baron Von Smooches" and "Bubble-O"
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Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if go bots names were a big part of why they lost out. In the one corner, the maniacal MEGATRON. In the other... Cy-Kill. Really threatening.
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Go Bots didn't bomb, Transformers just outsold them due to having a way better media presence and Tonka not giving as much of a poo poo as Hasbro Go Bots also own bones and they're super fun little toys to transform back and forth, I wish that bandai would reissue the originals in the US under the MR name or something, but with packaging that echoes the 80s Go Bots blister packs
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This is new one to me, never heard of this happening before: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/fans-reporting-fungal-growth-on-amazon-exclusive-nacelle-figure/47875/
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Knormal posted:I think a big part of the reason why Go-Bots bombed was just that they were all so small. Even though they were just as high-quality as Transformers, any kid's going to go for a big Optimus Prime over a 4" Leader-1. Super Go-Bots kind of fixed this, but by then Go-Bots had already been established as the lame ones and there was no coming back. I saw an interesting video how GoBots beat Transformers to the punch in about every way* - toys, cartoon, I think even the movie - but still managed to lose out in the market because none of those were as good as the other robots in disguise. *Except a comic and it's weird to say now but having an ongoing comic series was a huge advertisement boost back then.
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"Go-bot" sounds weirdly childish too, and yes they're actual toys for kids, but if you ARE a kid you want your toys to sound cool, not for little BABIES
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Honestly the best line of the live action movies
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the guy from Semisonic posted:This is new one to me, never heard of this happening before: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/fans-reporting-fungal-growth-on-amazon-exclusive-nacelle-figure/47875/ You've heard of GPS and Cosmic Rust, get ready for nacellosis Medullah posted:Honestly the best line of the live action movies Wish we could get Shatter in more things, honestly. Phy fucked around with this message at 15:14 on Sep 2, 2023 |
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Apparently this isn’t mold, but a mold (as in toy) release agent Seibertron is spreading false information https://twitter.com/decepticonaiden/status/1697743545686225147?s=46&t=idHOluBX7WY76GN9uEVUwg
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Seems odd that they didn't clean it off and it's not consistent across instances. Plus it really looks like mould.
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If they're leaving that much of some chemical on a figure that's still a problem. I'd imagine that stuff's fairly toxic. If it is mold, that's gross, but it's not going to harm the plastic and is pretty unlikely to be one of the handful of types that are harmful to humans. Just wash it off with soapy water and leave it in a dry place for a couple days. And it's probably more likely to have grown from how Amazon shipped or stored the figures than how they left the factory, or else it'd be happening on more than an Amazon-exclusive figure.
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Nah, a lot of the time mould release agent just means vaseline.
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I'm pretty sure the article writer at Seibertron just heard Mould Release and went 'oh it's fungus' because they have no idea how the sausage is made
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Thew got a new place https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soiFKPmHVHU
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