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United Kingdom Transformers sightings

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:30 pm
by knook
Damn so everythings gone so i will make this thread :grin:
-edit- The old name is back

Re: The Official U.K Hasbro bashing thread

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:03 pm
by Dough-bot
KNOOK wrote:Damn so everythings gone so i will make this thread :grin:

not a problem but please rename it the official disgruntled Brits, its like calling a new cat snowball II, it needs to be the disgruntled brits thread, the title after that as it was for HC is up to you

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:42 pm
by JetfireUK
Disgruntled Brits!

Tis' good to be back! :grin:

Edit: If you've been in touch about buying figures can you reply on the carbombya thread - I can't seem to log in to my private messenger. :???:

http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... ?p=442#442

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:49 pm
by Ravage XK
JetfireUK wrote:Disgruntled Brits!



Can we ascertain how much of the time we Brits spend being Disgruntled?

I mean, there must be some small percentage when we in the UK are happy.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:52 pm
by JetfireUK
Ravage XK wrote:
JetfireUK wrote:Disgruntled Brits!



Can we ascertain how much of the time we Brits spend being Disgruntled?

I mean, there must be some small percentage when we in the UK are happy.



Um, for me I'm 20% un-disgruntled :P

I've finally found one line I want to collect - the Masterpiece line!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:00 pm
by Dough-bot
JetfireUK wrote:
Ravage XK wrote:
JetfireUK wrote:Disgruntled Brits!



Can we ascertain how much of the time we Brits spend being Disgruntled?

I mean, there must be some small percentage when we in the UK are happy.



Um, for me I'm 20% un-disgruntled :P

I've finally found one line I want to collect - the Masterpiece line!


Yep I'm happy

I'm gonna sell 80% of my 600+ Tf collection and concentrate on getting some alts and BT

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:23 pm
by Handels-Messerschmitt
I've always wondered how Hasbro decides which Transformers will be sold in Europe. Do they pick the most popular toys in the US aside from the main characters or what?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:53 pm
by Redimus
Ravage XK wrote:
JetfireUK wrote:Disgruntled Brits!



Can we ascertain how much of the time we Brits spend being Disgruntled?

I mean, there must be some small percentage when we in the UK are happy.


Well thanks to the tomfoolery on the forums and the passwords not working on HMW, my percentage is conciderably smaller than normal right now...

That and Argos exceling and being crap.

Edit: And we are getting beaten by the bloody Michiganers....

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:00 pm
by Rodentus Prime
Kjell wrote:I've always wondered how Hasbro decides which Transformers will be sold in Europe. Do they pick the most popular toys in the US aside from the main characters or what?


I believe they use a combination of whatever figures they are sent and the names that the marketing monkeys pick out of a barrel.

What am I talking about, Hasbro UK aren't that organised!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:13 pm
by Redimus
Rodentus Prime wrote:
Kjell wrote:I've always wondered how Hasbro decides which Transformers will be sold in Europe. Do they pick the most popular toys in the US aside from the main characters or what?


I believe they use a combination of whatever figures they are sent and the names that the marketing monkeys pick out of a barrel.

What am I talking about, Hasbro UK aren't that organised!


In all seriousness I suspect it's actully the oposite, we often get tfs and sets that havent sold as well (VP vs SS for instence).

I suspect with the movie coming up, even if the toys aint that great, at least we wont be getting as shafted as in the past.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:19 pm
by Plymouth
Hi all! :D

What's happened to the original disgruntled brits thread? I've noticed for a few days now it had been showing no posts matching this topic. Will we get it back? Wasn't it the longest running thread here?

Ron. 8)

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:23 pm
by Redimus
Plymouth wrote:Hi all! :D

What's happened to the original disgruntled brits thread? I've noticed for a few days now it had been showing no posts matching this topic. Will we get it back? Wasn't it the longest running thread here?

Ron. 8)


Firstly:
Ryan decided he didnt like phpbb... so he changed everything. It went a little wrong, the ODBT stoped showing posts.

THEN, something went VERY wrong, and all the forum data was lost, make your own decisions on the posibility that it was down to ryan's meddlings with things that worked fine or not....

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:46 pm
by Dough-bot
Redimus wrote:
Plymouth wrote:Hi all! :D

What's happened to the original disgruntled brits thread? I've noticed for a few days now it had been showing no posts matching this topic. Will we get it back? Wasn't it the longest running thread here?

Ron. 8)


Firstly:
Ryan decided he didnt like phpbb... so he changed everything. It went a little wrong, the ODBT stoped showing posts.

THEN, something went VERY wrong, and all the forum data was lost, make your own decisions on the posibility that it was down to ryan's meddlings with things that worked fine or not....

Red

Its ryans site and if he wants to 'meddle' then so be it
I have no clue about website setup so he is a supergod of computers to me but the forums are up and running so lets get on with getting those 390 odd pages back

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:50 pm
by Redimus
Dough-bot wrote:
Redimus wrote:
Plymouth wrote:Hi all! :D

What's happened to the original disgruntled brits thread? I've noticed for a few days now it had been showing no posts matching this topic. Will we get it back? Wasn't it the longest running thread here?

Ron. 8)


Firstly:
Ryan decided he didnt like phpbb... so he changed everything. It went a little wrong, the ODBT stoped showing posts.

THEN, something went VERY wrong, and all the forum data was lost, make your own decisions on the posibility that it was down to ryan's meddlings with things that worked fine or not....

Red

Its ryans site and if he wants to 'meddle' then so be it
I have no clue about website setup so he is a supergod of computers to me but the forums are up and running so lets get on with getting those 390 odd pages back


This is true... I just felt the need to vent...


we really need to get disgruntling... at the moment were getting beat by a topic that consists mostly of people whinging bitterly about argos...

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:59 pm
by Dough-bot
well lets moan about....

I think I remember

Red is single
Phantomfish is still waiting for me to get my fat arse down to argos where i know they have rodimus 'cos he's in the window
I have to sell about 450 is figures to make some room
Nac(ravage xk) has stuff to sell
AK Hates the movie and all toys relating to it (and who doesn't :P )
Argos finally are showing signs of pulling their finger out of their ass
JetfireUK is selling me some BT's and the one's he sold he has paid too much postage for :oops:
BigGrim is getting into Mecha more and more as Tf supply is crap and not much interests him
The transformers bay movie is gonna suck balls

miss anything/one out


Oh.... and Hasbro UK distribution sucks again

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:05 pm
by Redimus
Dough-bot wrote:well lets moan about....

I think I remember

Red is single
Phantomfish is still waiting for me to get my fat arse down to argos where i know they have rodimus 'cos he's in the window
I have to sell about 450 is figures to make some room
Nac(ravage xk) has stuff to sell
AK Hates the movie and all toys relating to it (and who doesn't :P )
Argos finally are showing signs of pulling their finger out of their ass
JetfireUK is selling me some BT's and the one's he sold he has paid too much postage for :oops:
BigGrim is getting into Mecha more and more as Tf supply is crap and not much interests him
The transformers bay movie is gonna suck balls

miss anything/one out


Oh.... and Hasbro UK distribution sucks again


How the hell did you remember all that?

:shock:

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:20 pm
by Big Grim
Kjell wrote:I've always wondered how Hasbro decides which Transformers will be sold in Europe. Do they pick the most popular toys in the US aside from the main characters or what?


Throw darts at a dartboard with random TF names on it.

Dough-bot wrote:well lets moan about....

I think I remember

Red is single
Phantomfish is still waiting for me to get my fat arse down to argos where i know they have rodimus 'cos he's in the window
I have to sell about 450 is figures to make some room
Nac(ravage xk) has stuff to sell
AK Hates the movie and all toys relating to it (and who doesn't :P )
Argos finally are showing signs of pulling their finger out of their ass
JetfireUK is selling me some BT's and the one's he sold he has paid too much postage for :oops:
BigGrim is getting into Mecha more and more as Tf supply is crap and not much interests him
The transformers bay movie is gonna suck balls

miss anything/one out


Oh.... and Hasbro UK distribution sucks again


Bravo mate!

And yeah. Giant Mecha rock. Need to buy more Alts & Kiss figures though. But Mecha rocks!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:30 am
by Dough-bot
Redimus wrote:
Dough-bot wrote:well lets moan about....

I think I remember

Red is single
Phantomfish is still waiting for me to get my fat arse down to argos where i know they have rodimus 'cos he's in the window
I have to sell about 450 is figures to make some room
Nac(ravage xk) has stuff to sell
AK Hates the movie and all toys relating to it (and who doesn't :P )
Argos finally are showing signs of pulling their finger out of their ass
JetfireUK is selling me some BT's and the one's he sold he has paid too much postage for :oops:
BigGrim is getting into Mecha more and more as Tf supply is crap and not much interests him
The transformers bay movie is gonna suck balls

miss anything/one out


Oh.... and Hasbro UK distribution sucks again


How the hell did you remember all that?

:shock:


Its my job to remeber what my boss doesn't so i get good a packing quick facts together and then it just seems to come out in the right order

enough about me...... more posting only another 391 pages to go :P

PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:19 am
by JetfireUK
Thanks to Dough-Bot I now remember what the last 50 pages on the original thread were about :D

...I'll also keep your figures on hold.

Hmm, I still can't get into my private messenger. Has anyone else had that problem and managed to fix it?

RavageXV - are you getting MP Megs? Do you know how much he'll cost roughly?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:57 am
by Ravage XK
JetfireUK wrote:
Hmm, I still can't get into my private messenger. Has anyone else had that problem and managed to fix it?

RavageXV - are you getting MP Megs? Do you know how much he'll cost roughly?


I will be getting MP Megs, I put up a holding page on my site. I have had to reserve some already, but not many. I dont have a price yet as it depends on the weight for shipping. I hope it won't be more than MP Starscream but if its dead heavy then it might be.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:12 am
by JetfireUK
Cheers Fella, and I will get your new name right next time - honest!

I could be interested - when is Megs being released?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:16 am
by Ravage XK
JetfireUK wrote:Cheers Fella, and I will get your new name right next time - honest!

I could be interested - when is Megs being released?


I thought it was the end of March but could be wrong.

I would have kept my old name but when I went to fix my sig in my profile it wouldnt let me keep a name of three letters. So I picked the name of the first TF I saw.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:37 am
by Rodentus Prime
I'll hopefully be getting MP Megatron in april nice and cheap - my parents are on a round the world holiday and they will be passing through singapore for a few days. I've given them strict instructions!! *cross fingers*

PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:41 am
by phantomfish
Dough-bot wrote:well lets moan about....

I think I remember

Phantomfish is still waiting for me to get my fat arse down to argos where i know they have rodimus 'cos he's in the window


Don't worry about it....it's not like I'm desperate as my G1 MOSC Micromaster Combiners arrived this morning so that should keep me entertained for a few hours until I need my next fix of TF goodness.

Anbody would think I was addicted to this collecting TF lark....now where's my Rodimus....starting to shake....going cold turkey is not good! :P

Oh and welcome back to all the disgruntled brits out there we desperately need to get this thread back over the 100 page mark!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:02 am
by JetfireUK
One thought that has come to mind is whether we could use this thread for want lists and such. Basically I'm sure that there are loads of people who are after certain figures and I thought that it would be good to add lists here. What do the rest of you think?

Okay, I'm just asking on my behalf - I want a cheap MP02 damnit! :P