The Energon Pub

Redimus wrote:I wouldnt mind Punch/Counterpunch sometime, though he always seems to be a little too expensive.

Got that a while back, is a very cool figure.
Only cost me a tenner including postage as the eBay n00b selling it knew not the value of what he possessed, and i wasn't going to tell him!

Is Doubledealer the only other G1 double-agent type charecter other than Punch/Counterpunch?

I think so. You could probably consider Octane in the TV series as being a double-agent to a degree.

I'm happy - I've got me a TFC-06 Megatron, stickers unapplied for £35. I love it when people don't know the value of their figures

Doubledealer's high on my list, too. He could do with a re-release; it's time for another Powermaster reissue.

As a child, I always used Hubcap as a double-agent. Fondly I recall how Sizzle discovered Hubcap was working for Galvatron and let the Autobots know. Alas, it turned out Hubcap was actually in cahoots with Scorponok, plotting Scorpy's takeover of the Decepticon empire.

Memories.

Ahh memories indeed!

Would Scourge and Cyclonus be considered double agents too?

Completely off topic - anyone else had problems trying to visit http://www.thetf.net? I can't seem to get in and wanted to PM someone about some of their trades

JetfireUK wrote:Ahh memories indeed!

Would Scourge and Cyclonus be considered double agents too?

Completely off topic - anyone else had problems trying to visit http://www.thetf.net? I can't seem to get in and wanted to PM someone about some of their trades

It's not just you, it's been playing up since yesterday.

JetfireUK wrote:Ahh memories indeed!

Would Scourge and Cyclonus be considered double agents too?

Completely off topic - anyone else had problems trying to visit http://www.thetf.net? I can't seem to get in and wanted to PM someone about some of their trades

Wouldn't be Grimonkey by any chance? I'm waiting to hear from him to find out whether or not he's even posted my parcel yet.

I've seen that thread too - looks like there's a few people caught up waiting for their figures.

Glad it's not just me though. I wouldn't be surprised if I crashed the site though!

JetfireUK wrote:

Psychout wrote:Now Takara and Tomy have amalgamted, doesnt it mean Shockwave can be reissued?

Potentially they can, yes. You could also add Omega Supreme and (I think) the Deluxe Insecticons and Roadbuster

Were Toybox (the maker of Shockwave) and Takatoku(the maker of Roadbuster, Whirl and the Deluxe Insecticons bought by Tomy?

Unfortunately I don't think we will ever see Roadbuster, Whirl, Shockwave, Omega Supreme or the Deluxe Insecticons re-issued.

Doubledealer is indeed an awesome toy.

From those I mentioned above Roadbuster really surprised me, especially how tall he is, I’d definitely recommend him.

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I'm not sure, but I thought most of these companies were eventually bought by Tomy. Wasn't Omega Supreme used by Tomy in the early 80s in a different line - IIRC he was grey and black?

Do you mean Omegatron?

http://www.toyarchive.com/Diaclone/Gran ... nMIB1.html

I have him. And Omega. And Roadbuster, Whirl, Shockwave and Jetfire. I feel smug.

Big Grim wrote:Do you mean Omegatron?

http://www.toyarchive.com/Diaclone/Gran ... nMIB1.html

I have him. And Omega. And Roadbuster, Whirl, Shockwave and Jetfire. I feel smug.

Smug people will get lynched... so beware, this is not the smug bastards thread....

I think my Classics UM vs SW arived from the US (total cost £22.10) but cuase I was out (as was everybody else the post office still has it.

Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!

Big Grim wrote:Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!

Most inteligent thing ever said by a Scot.

Psychout wrote: Only cost me a tenner including postage as the eBay n00b selling it knew not the value of what he possessed, and i wasn't going to tell him!

haha yea i love it when that happens, thats how i got my G1 prime for £8.

it was incomplete without box but what i got for £8 was:

Optimus Prime - (good condition, no snaps on bumper or smokestacks, some chromewear.)
Trailer - (good condition with back door intact and functional, no ejector mechanism for roller though)
Both fists - (always missing in ebay lots)
Gun
Roller - (complete with all wheels)

i just need to get some missiles, ejector mech, small satellite dish, box and wahey, complete prime

stamped 1982 by takara, made in france (had autobot stickers so it wasn't a diaclone).

My S-16 jap reissue megs did set me back £70 at auto assembly, stickers unapplied (opened) but i had 2 have megatron.

Big Grim wrote:Do you mean Omegatron?

http://www.toyarchive.com/Diaclone/Gran ... nMIB1.html

I have him. And Omega. And Roadbuster, Whirl, Shockwave and Jetfire. I feel smug.

Aha! That's the fella!

And you are a git for having those figures. As a consequence of being so smug you have to donate those figures to outstanding charities - namely the JetfireUK and Redimus funds.

Red: At least you know you've got some TF goodness coming

JetfireUK wrote:

Big Grim wrote:Do you mean Omegatron?

http://www.toyarchive.com/Diaclone/Gran ... nMIB1.html

I have him. And Omega. And Roadbuster, Whirl, Shockwave and Jetfire. I feel smug.

Aha! That's the fella!

And you are a git for having those figures. As a consequence of being so smug you have to donate those figures to outstanding charities - namely the JetfireUK and Redimus funds.

Red: At least you know you've got some TF goodness coming

I like this charity idea.

And yes, this is true.
I still cant beleive that the price on the shop floor in the US+Postage barely costs anymore than IF it were avaialbe here. It means two things;
1: Hasbro UK is a rip off;
2: The importers (including the likes of Xybertoys) are a ripoff too. Xybertoys used to be pretty good too.

And its these facts that will stop me becoming a smug bastard when I get my UM c SW goodness.

I know what you mean about the mark-up prices. It's sickening, but we're (literally) a captive market so either we go to the hassle of importing ourselves or bite the bullet and pay extra for someone else to do it.

It's funny, I used to want complete series but now I want to do the random character collecting.

Leonardo wrote:Can one get Shockwave for less than £20? Every time I see him he's £50+. That's why I plumped for Alt. Shockblast.

*cough*
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Transformers-Gene ... dZViewItem
*cough*

JetfireUK wrote:

Leonardo wrote:Can one get Shockwave for less than £20? Every time I see him he's £50+. That's why I plumped for Alt. Shockblast.

*cough*
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Transformers-Gene ... dZViewItem
*cough*

Oh dear god thats tempting.

Redimus wrote:

JetfireUK wrote:

Leonardo wrote:Can one get Shockwave for less than £20? Every time I see him he's £50+. That's why I plumped for Alt. Shockblast.

*cough*
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Transformers-Gene ... dZViewItem
*cough*

Oh dear god thats tempting.

Some eBay seller is going to love this thread as 15 brits all bid on the same toy...

Redimus wrote:

Big Grim wrote:Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!

Most inteligent thing ever said by a Scot.

We are usually too busy headbutting everything and hunting Haggis (it's a wee blastard!) for intelligent discourse.

JetfireUK wrote:And you are a git for having those figures. As a consequence of being so smug you have to donate those figures to outstanding charities - namely the JetfireUK and Redimus funds.

Hmmm. That could be expensive! Lucky I don't do charity, huh?

Big Grim wrote:

Redimus wrote:

Big Grim wrote:Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!

Most inteligent thing ever said by a Scot.

We are usually too busy headbutting everything and hunting Haggis (it's a wee blastard!) for intelligent discourse.

I heard you had a growing industry in Bagpipe farming.

Psychout wrote:

Some eBay seller is going to love this thread as 15 brits all bid on the same toy...[/quote]

Lol!

Does anyone know what's happened to thetf.net and if/when it's going to get back online?

Fellow Brits, a question.

I've just landed a MISB LioConvoy
for £15.00 + £9.00 postage from the US. Comes with a free MIB Shadow Panther as well, apparently, though I don't know who Shadow Panther is. Does anyone think I've paid too much for this figure?

I'm no expert on the Beastwars series, but it sounds like you've got a good deal to me.