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News Credits: 1 · Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:43 pm

I suddenly love them.
And Machine Robo Rescue.

Sometimes less is more...

or maybe i'm old and cant even figure out most deluxe transformations without instructions and a team of engineers.

whos with me in loving simplicity?

side note: Nebular Starscream arrived from kmart.com today, pretty quickly i must say, even with the slowest shipping option, though im in PA and it looked like it shipped from NJ

News Credits: 5 · Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:48 pm

I loves me some gobots too. I have Res-Q, Blaster, Dozer and Smallfoot sitting in on my minicon/minibot shelf. I wouldn't mind picking up a few more, I just haven't yet.

I also have the blue transforming shuttle (it transforms into a small AT-ST looking thing, not Thruster) and the Renegade Power suits!

Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:14 pm

I still have a few of mine. They always seemed to be cheaper back in the mid to late 80s. I have a few of them worked into my display, but I can't bring myself to put the submarine one up there. The wheels that let him roll as a sub look like they literally transform into robotic testicles.

Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:23 pm

Only one I have is the first run one that turned into a drill tank, Screw Head. Found it about 3 years ago at a store that sells old toys and baseball cards (it was the only transforming robot of any brand there) for $1.99, and it was in absolutely PERFECT condition - no lost chrome, no chipped paint, nothing.

Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:54 pm

Even though I was more into TF's growing up I liked the Gobots toys and cartoon as well.

I know Hasbro owns the property now and even though they can't release the original toys I'd love for them to do maybe a few "classics" style updated figures.

Make some of the more well known characters like Leader 1, Turbo, Crasher, Cy-Kill, and even Scooter. If Wheelie can get an updated figure why not?

News Credits: 7 · Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:28 pm

About a year ago I found a Tux in a local collectors' store, and I couldn't leave it in the store, since then I got Bad Boy and Hans Kuff, they are both awesome, I really love how realistic their alt. modes are (plus die-cast parts rule)

Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:30 pm

Metallo wrote:Make some of the more well known characters like Leader 1, Turbo, Crasher, Cy-Kill, and even Scooter. If Wheelie can get an updated figure why not?

Crasher did get a new figure as a repaint of Mirage. I would love to get an updated Leader 1, Turbo, and those ones that were bug/monster things. Vamp is the only one I remember the name of.

News Credits: 273 · Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:58 pm

I had a few Gobots as a kid and worked them in along with my Transformers. Actually, some of the Gobots toys are vastly underrated, such as Thruster, the Power Suits combiners and some of the combiners like Monstrous.

I don't own any currently but may one day change that.

News Credits: 9 · Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:06 pm

I have a few Gobots, but my favorite is the 6-piece Puzzler combiner. Six small (Scout-size-ish) cars, realistic replicas of 80s cars, all combine into a larger robot. And they do it with no add-on parts, either. Win.

Also have the Gobots Command Center, the big rolling/walking tank-thing. Fun for TF mini-cars/Legends figs. Also win.

News Credits: 609 · Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:21 pm

Heart Attack (one of the Monstrous parts) has possibly the best name ever.

News Credits: 273 · Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:03 pm

Razorclaw0000 wrote:Heart Attack (one of the Monstrous parts) has possibly the best name ever.

No, that honor would go to another favorite of yours, Shothole of the Insecticon Clone E-Hobby reissue.

Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:39 pm

Best one has to be the car combiner as u ddi not need to piece it together like all transfomer combiners.

News Credits: 609 · Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:30 am

Delicon wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:Heart Attack (one of the Monstrous parts) has possibly the best name ever.

No, that honor would go to another favorite of yours, Shothole of the Insecticon Clone E-Hobby reissue.

Still need to get me that set...maybe BotCon.