Sjeng wrote:Wait, these platinum boxsets are G1 molds??
Those dinobots did not look like the G1 bots...
But Blaster and the insecticons are?
RAR wrote:william-james88 wrote:Nothing to know, just enjoy it. And if you wonder how to use the new acessories, just look at the instructions
I think the Ratbat stickers constitute an appropriate answer to my question.
Here's the full rundown of every Platinum Edition release - http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Platinum_EditionSjeng wrote:Wait, these platinum boxsets are G1 molds??
Those dinobots did not look like the G1 bots...
But Blaster and the insecticons are?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
william-james88 wrote:I was thinking of doing a top 5 best platinum release list. I will wait till we have more but for now the ones I have found most worthwhile were:
Autobot Intel Ops set
YOTS Omega Supreme (wish I was collecting back when it was available)
Seeker Squadron (coneheads)
Trypticon
william-james88 wrote:I was thinking of doing a top 5 best platinum release list. I will wait till we have more but for now the ones I have found most worthwhile were:
Autobot Intel Ops set
YOTS Omega Supreme (wish I was collecting back when it was available)
Seeker Squadron (coneheads)
Trypticon
Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:I was thinking of doing a top 5 best platinum release list. I will wait till we have more but for now the ones I have found most worthwhile were:
Autobot Intel Ops set
YOTS Omega Supreme (wish I was collecting back when it was available)
Seeker Squadron (coneheads)
Trypticon
Have none of the Movie anniversary sets been particularly good then? I heard good things about planet of junk
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:I was thinking of doing a top 5 best platinum release list. I will wait till we have more but for now the ones I have found most worthwhile were:
Autobot Intel Ops set
YOTS Omega Supreme (wish I was collecting back when it was available)
Seeker Squadron (coneheads)
Trypticon
Predaking
Have none of the Movie anniversary sets been particularly good then? I heard good things about planet of junk
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:I was thinking of doing a top 5 best platinum release list. I will wait till we have more but for now the ones I have found most worthwhile were:
Autobot Intel Ops set
YOTS Omega Supreme (wish I was collecting back when it was available)
Seeker Squadron (coneheads)
Trypticon
Predaking
Have none of the Movie anniversary sets been particularly good then? I heard good things about planet of junk
Well the list was very biased since I already have the molds of the ones used for the 30th aniversary and you can still buy them all for reasonable prices. Aside from the Insecticons, the G1 reissues included toys that were never rereleased at large by Hasbro.
That planet of junk has those 2 wreckgars that can easily break if you tend to rutinely transform your toys, the optimus an Megatrons set is ridiculously priced and the Rodimus/Galvatron set is a really sick joke. The Armada of Cyclonus set is the better of the bunch so far since it has a nice new deco (far more affordable than the other clear set), a new headsculpt, plus it was reasonably priced for me (coming out to 20$ a figure) and its a set made up of toys that can be troop built so I feel less bad about having the same mold again.
And NYC Prime, as you will notice, I only listed 4 sets in my "top 5" list. Number 1 is Predaking but I pressed submit too early.
Kurona wrote:What about Autobot Heroes?
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:What about Autobot Heroes?
I dont know, its not out yet so no-one has any feedback on it. But from what I see, 3 of those 5 molds are super recent and the other 2 (kup and Blurr) either have or will have better updates. I dont really see a point to that set unless you have none of those toys yet.
Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:What about Autobot Heroes?
I dont know, its not out yet so no-one has any feedback on it. But from what I see, 3 of those 5 molds are super recent and the other 2 (kup and Blurr) either have or will have better updates. I dont really see a point to that set unless you have none of those toys yet.
Can't the same be said for most Platinum sets?
Kurona wrote:Does the die-cast improve the figure in any way?
RAR wrote:Are the Diecast pieces new On Predaking - or just them being put back in after being taken out previously (like sometimes happens such as with G1 Hot Rod's feet being changed to plastic as a running change).
The loose Razorclaw I got at a Carboot sale has not metal in it at all.
The First reissues does.
The First Reissue I bought has lots of metal in it (the one that isn't Metallic and lacks the combined mode sword).
I'd be curious what is changed as if it's significant I might put it a bit higher up the wants list - since I currently keep my Predacons as individuals I'm not averse to another set to keep combined.
G1 Predaking
Like Defensor and Bruticus, Predaking's components were released in both plastic and metal versions. In his combined mode featuring each member in die-cast form, Predaking is rather heavy for a Transformer. A complete combiner weighs in at exactly 1 kilogram (2.2lbs). This however does not upset the balance of the toy, as Headstrong and Tantrum have the bulk of the die-cast. Japan only received the plastic versions during the original run of the Generation 1 toyline.
Hasbro only released the individual Predacons, but a giftset was available in Japan. In late 2004, Predaking was reissued to much rejoicing of people who could not afford the after market prices on a vintage piece. This reissue used metal parts, and the pieces that were originally soft plastic were now hard plastic.
More information on Predaking at TFU.info
Japan Reissue Predaking (2010)
Accessories: Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 2 fists, 2 feet, head
Released on November 27, 2010 as part of TakaraTomy's Celebration 2010 line, Predaking featured significant differences from the previous releases. His yellow plastic was replaced with gold plastic, most of which was painted over gold. The orange, red, black, and gray plastic was replaced with metallic fleck equivalents. Nearly every sticker has been redesigned from the original, and an optional label sheet to be applied to the robot, beast, and combined mode eyes has been included. Like the previous reissue, this version featured die-cast parts.
Many of the individual figures featured changes to their face paint in either overall color or application.
This figure comes with 3 points towards the 2010 Sound Station Redemption campaign, they can be found hidden in the upper right corner front flap of the packaging.
Platinum Edition Predaking (2013)
Platinum Edition Predaking is similar to the 2010 release, complete with die-cast metal parts. New to this release is a gold redeco of the Star Saber of Beast Hunters Voyager Class Optimus Prime. In addition to several pre-applied stickers, five sheets of labels from the 2010 release are also included.
Kurona wrote:It's a shame the sword doesn't fit at all... if they were gonna give him a new weapon, why not take advantage of that and give him one that isn't, you know, tiny to a silly degree? Give him something like what Combiner Hunters Chromia got.
william-james88 wrote:We are lucky to live in an age where our Grails can be so easily gotten.
Speaking of getting things unatainable (sorry for the slight derailment), I used t send autograph requests to celebrities. Their agencies are easy to find so you could take a chance and send fan mail to their agents in the hope that they would give these to their clients and have them autograph what you sent them and send it back to you. I sent some to over a hundred celebs and got several back to varying degrees of satsfaction (from people actually writing back and giving their own extra photos to the picture being signed by an autopen or just getting a sloppily photocopied page from Kirk Douglas saying he doesnt sign anymore).
But this was 4-5 years ago, I have moved onto other hobbies since. Anyways, yesterday I got a photo sent back to me signed.... by Christopher Lee.
So yeah, something literally unobtainable that I actually obtained.
Kurona wrote:It's bigger than Razorclaw's sword to be sure, but it's still way too small to honestly be called a sword for him. It's more like a knife.
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
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