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Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:02 pm

Sandstorm and his repaints also have a decent "Powerloader" mode for the HA humans. Also, the humans that came with the HA Basics are pretty darn close to being "in scale" with the vehicle modes of most car-mode Deluxes from the 2000's - they're close to 1:34 scale, and most of those car-mode Deluxes are between 1:30 and 1:37 or so.

News Credits: 14 · Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:41 am

My first venture into Human Alliance figures, I chose HA Sansdstorm!
Proportions, posability and sizing all played a part in choosing this great little figure to be part of my Wreckers line-up!
http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/the-wreckers-whats-your-neo-classics-line-up-t88096s70.php
He should be with me in the next couple of days? :grin:

News Credits: 7 · Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:12 am

All this talk of HA Basics makes me very disappointed Seibertron doesn't have galleries of them all.

Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:46 am

Noideaforaname wrote:All this talk of HA Basics makes me very disappointed Seibertron doesn't have galleries of them all.

Well, perhaps Seibertron will find them for cheap at some point and do some more of his amazing work, eh?

News Credits: 241 · Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:49 am

Noideaforaname wrote:All this talk of HA Basics makes me very disappointed Seibertron doesn't have galleries of them all.

Actually, we do. They're in the Dark of the Moon section, as it's not a separate line by any means. It doesn't list all of them, mind you.

News Credits: 33 · Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:03 pm

My local B&M store has been getting these in at £5 just picked up whirl and half track the other day they also had dragstrip and tailpipe , the only one i need is reverb who i'm keeping my fingers crossed will turn up as i find him impossible to find .

News Credits: 6188 · Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:17 pm

There's only four of them, and two of them are repaints.

I guess Ryan isn't into the line.

News Credits: 2 · Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:58 pm

Well my 2 cents feels that getting Halftrack and Sandstorm to switch their heads just makes things look way better. Then I parted ways with Sandstorm and lame-ass Dedcliff. Tailpipe and Reverb were my favorites and the best IMO. Tailpipe is cool simply cuz it's not bad having another TF motorbike and he's got a cool unique head sculpt. And though the majority hated Reverb it's because he's so damn unusual looking that makes him cool. He's got a cool handlebar (junkion-like) head and a sorta Power Rangers-like face. That pathetic little blade he had just had to go. So there you have it I think you need to have those 3, if not oh well...'nuff said! :VEHI:

News Credits: 4 · Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:08 pm

I still want Reverb to be my Classics Rad.
Wouldn't mind Whirl too.
I have the Autobot versions of the HA Basics set up Vs my Decepticon PCCs in a Man Vs Machine Saturday Morning Cartoon scenario.

Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:13 pm

craggy wrote:I still want Reverb to be my Classics Rad.
Wouldn't mind Whirl too.
I have the Autobot versions of the HA Basics set up Vs my Decepticon PCCs in a Man Vs Machine Saturday Morning Cartoon scenario.

Wow, I wonder if that's intentional.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:17 pm

The Rad homage? If it's not intentional, it's highly coincidental.

The PCCs having robots vs the HAs having (obviously enough) humans? I doubt that was planned out, but it's darn nice. I still want to write a comic where the EDC or some variation thereof teams with Autobots against the Decepticons and their Minicon and hologram partners.

News Credits: 6188 · Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:04 pm

I just re-realised this, as TRU UK have HA Basics back at £5.99.

The UK version of Sandstorm does not have a painted chest. Or at least, none of the ones I've seen at retail! Can any other European collector confirm?

News Credits: 4 · Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:12 pm

Va'al wrote:I just re-realised this, as TRU UK have HA Basics back at £5.99.

The UK version of Sandstorm does not have a painted chest. Or at least, none of the ones I've seen at retail! Can any other European collector confirm?

I got mine from Kapow toys, and it has a painted chest. But...don't think I still have the box, so can't confirm if it is EU stock or not.

I got Whirl today. Still no Rad sightings.

News Credits: 6188 · Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:37 pm

craggy wrote:
Va'al wrote:I just re-realised this, as TRU UK have HA Basics back at £5.99.

The UK version of Sandstorm does not have a painted chest. Or at least, none of the ones I've seen at retail! Can any other European collector confirm?

I got mine from Kapow toys, and it has a painted chest. But...don't think I still have the box, so can't confirm if it is EU stock or not.

I got Whirl today. Still no Rad sightings.

My guess is that it's import. But I may be wrong.

If this is true, and there are less paint apps, has this happened before in US vs EU distribution?
(It seems to be the case that it is happening for the FE Prime US releases.)

News Credits: 6188 · Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:04 am

At least the "hidden" mech mode makes up for it.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:10 am

Va'al wrote:
craggy wrote:
Va'al wrote:I just re-realised this, as TRU UK have HA Basics back at £5.99.

The UK version of Sandstorm does not have a painted chest. Or at least, none of the ones I've seen at retail! Can any other European collector confirm?

I got mine from Kapow toys, and it has a painted chest. But...don't think I still have the box, so can't confirm if it is EU stock or not.

I got Whirl today. Still no Rad sightings.

My guess is that it's import. But I may be wrong.

If this is true, and there are less paint apps, has this happened before in US vs EU distribution?
(It seems to be the case that it is happening for the FE Prime US releases.)

Whirl has the same thing. The front guns are unpainted on the EU versions. Any other confirmed variations between US and EU?