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Hasw anyone tried Kapow toys and other retailers my main one I use for Generation one Transformers is Transformerland at: http://www.transformerland.com/store/search3.php?LU=6

which is very good although he lives state side can have some good deals there

Once I get another full time Job (eventually) I will go on a transformer hunt whilst car hunting too.

SkyWarpsGhost wrote:2 packages arrived from Kapow Toys today, both sent at the same time. One arrived with every corner bashed in, and in a Royal Mail plastic bag as it was soaked. It contained 4 Dark Energon deluxes, 2 of which were badly soaked. The other box was in perfect shape which contained FoC Starscream.

Im gonna have my finger nails chewed down to the knuckles waiting to see what shape my Stunticon Botcon set turns up looking like, as it's coming from the USA.

I'm actually waiting for a Parcel which should come tomorrow or Monday as the guy forgot to send it (ubelievable after 2 weeks?!) so will let you now how it looks.
Have actually worked at Royal Mail previously so if you want to you can complain not sure if they will do anything but its worth a shot.

My Dark Energon Deluxes arrived from Kapow today too...30mins after I left for work. Seeing if I can get them tomorrow at the depot. Hope they're in good condition, sorry to hear about the problems SWG.

Chris, I've used Kapow for some time. I find they're usually pretty good, but have recently been making most of my purchases from TFSource. Despite the latter being US based, the prices after shipping for most things still tend to be less than the pre-postage costs from Kapow. Also, bigger selection and a Pay Later option for pre-orders make it much better for me, for the majority of things. Much nicer browsing experience also.

Kapow are good though. Whenever I've had problems they've been great (a partial refund for a figure with two right hands, and a freebie when something I'd ordered was still showing in stock on the site when it'd been sold out earlier) and their communication is pretty good. Some good bargains occasionally also. I don't really like shopping around all that much, and Kapow being UK based was a big plus for me, but TF Source have a bigger inventory, and as I say, their website is much more user-friendly. I've been alternating recently. Also worth checking out Kapow's ebay site as they usually run auctions on a selection of things and you can save a fair bit off their normal prices, or get stuff that's coming to the end of their stock.

Picked up PRID Hot-Shot and Rumble from John Lewis yesterday, as well as a Lego X-Wing for the heck of it nothing else to report.

I was visiting family over the weekend in Coleraine. My cousin had told me about this little book shop that also had a load of vintage toys etc. So when I was visiting we took a wander in to town.
In the window of the shop was an X-Wing and a few other StarWars toys. Inside was loads of StarWars stuff, WWE, really early Action Force and a few other bits and bobs.
Anyway got talking to the guy who owned the shop to find he was a massive Go Bots fan, and it turns out I've a load of stuff he'd be interested in as I've no interest in Go Bots. He didn't have much in the way of Transformers, but what he did have I got for nearly nothing.
Got MicroMaster Air Patrol (Eagle eye, Blaze Master, Sky High and Tread Bolt), all of which are in perfect shape. Not even a scratch on the black plastic wheels. Also got G1 mini bots Windcharger and Gears, both in amazing shape bar a little chrome wear. Paid £10 for the lot.

Now it's really Windcharger and Gears I wanna talk about. The guy said that they are Takara, which I don't dispute as I couldn't find any Hasbro marking at all, just Takara (WC inside the right leg, gears inside the left arm wheel arch). Windcharger has no date, but Gears has 1974 and 1983. They also don't have rub signs which would be correct as well. They do have autobot symbols (silver foil type) which I'm guessing have been added at some point.
I never had these two guys when I was a kid, but I did have most (still do) of the other mini bots but they are all Hasbro.

Sounds about right, the first lot that came over did not have hasbro stamps and were just repackaged Takara toys(many never had rub signs till the second or third wave).

Still pretty good price, you could pay more than that for a Gears or Windcharger in good condition on thier own.

Ive just been playing with the new Data Disks for Soundwave(Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage and Ratbat). They're all nice except ravage who is really rather pants.

I've the Takara Autobot Data-Disks pre-ordered. Will probably get the Con ones, but might just go with the Hasbro releases for those, since it's not long til the MPs.

TRU Norwich has all five (at some point, couldn't see Swindle) of the Combaticons from the Generations/Fall of Cybertron line (retail colours)!
Price £12.99, only seems to be the one case.

Not particularly fussed about these, but nice to see stuff trickling over into the UK.

Va'al wrote:TRU Norwich has all five (at some point, couldn't see Swindle) of the Combaticons from the Generations/Fall of Cybertron line (retail colours)!
Price £12.99, only seems to be the one case.

Not particularly fussed about these, but nice to see stuff trickling over into the UK.

Good to hear TRU UK are receiving these.
I too will not be buying these distastefully coloured PCC wannabes!
I may pick up the Ruination (?) deco possibly but not to combine!

TRU also had the wave of PRiD with Airachnid, Kup and Rumble, plus Shadowstrike Bumblebee and Hotshot. But no Steve!

I'll probably wait for Ruination too.