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News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:43 pm

I have no issues with 39's head sculpt. At first I thought it was a bit soft, but it quickly grew on me. But as far as his actual face.... don't they all look the same? :???:

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:48 pm

shajaki wrote:.... don't they all look the same?

YES. Except for the occasional goatee cube.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:19 pm

Cobotron wrote:
shajaki wrote:.... don't they all look the same?
YES. Except for the occasional goatee cube.

I bet if you take that faceplate offa Prime, he's a dead ringer for Sunstreaker. And Sideswipe. And Prowl. And you see where this is going :lol:

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:42 pm

Got some stuff today! Unexpected stuffs! I was late for work so's I could get my Lego Batman Steelbook (my shift starts at 10 and Best Buy opens at 10. WTF right?!) and I stumbled upon this special South Park Season 20 thing. It's packaged like a vinyl! And apparently exclusive to Best Buy. Why wasn't this in the flyer??

Then! And thank god cause I was having a rough afternoon. This arrived!

This is the first Castlevania I ever played. I heard some flack over it, but I love it. I haven't played it since I was a kid, and a recent Cinemassacre video spurred me into action. Hello eBay reproduction (KO?) cart! Only thing is, I bought it like 2 months ago, and the listing/seller disappeared from eBay so I didn't expect it to actually show up. But it did yay :DANCE:

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:16 am

And here I thought I replied to this last night :lol:

I'm glad your GameBoy cart showed up!! Who knew that was a thing, ReproCarts?! I have one for TMNT: Turtles in Time for SNES. It's translucent green!!

You have all the steelbooks ever. I bet stacking them all up is wonderful. So stable!! LEGO Batman was awesome. Can't wait for Ninjago now!!

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:27 am

Huh never played Castlevania 2 on GB. What's it like, I more traditional Castlevania or more Metroidy like Castlevania 2 on NES.

I didn't play a lot of games on the GB actually because I felt the performance was lacking. I've been a game snob since way back [-(

Tetris, SML, Dr Mario, Metroid 2, Links Awakening are a few I'm pulling off the cuff.

Fun fact;I got Metroid 2 and Dr Mario free from saving Kool Aid points :DANCE:

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:34 am

FREE GAMES FOR KOOL AID POINTS?! CHEAP ROBITS FOR ROBIT POINTS?! WHERE'S MY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS NOW?! :-(

/rant

Anywho. I didn't have a GameBoy until I picked up the Pokemon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition GameBoy Color. I still have it, and still have the system that I had portable, the SEGA Game Gear!! Wooooooooooo!!

That said I have most all the Super Mario Land, Mega Man, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, and a few other GB/GBC games on the 3DS Virtual Console :lol:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:25 pm

Yes yes yes yes yes, MP-36 is getting a reissue. I have my TFsource pre-order set, and he is coming 4th quarter this year. Really stoked for him.

TFsource is my main site and I have yet to have an issue. They even did a no-hassle refund when I accidentally did a double order.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:48 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Yes yes yes yes yes, MP-36 is getting a reissue. I have my TFsource pre-order set, and he is coming 4th quarter this year. Really stoked for him.

TFsource is my main site and I have yet to have an issue. They even did a no-hassle refund when I accidentally did a double order.

TFL!! BBTS!! TFSource!!

You really can't go wrong.

Unless you do.

And then, that's a shame.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:00 pm

itscramtastic wrote:Who knew that was a thing, ReproCarts?! I have one for TMNT: Turtles in Time for SNES. It's translucent green!!

Nice!! Y'know something I didn't notice that one of my co-workers pointed out about my new cart? It only says "Game" on it, not Gameboy :lol:

carytheone wrote:Huh never played Castlevania 2 on GB. What's it like, I more traditional Castlevania or more Metroidy like Castlevania 2 on NES.

More traditional for sure.

itscramtastic wrote:Anywho. I didn't have a GameBoy until I picked up the Pokemon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition GameBoy Color. I still have it, and still have the system that I had portable, the SEGA Game Gear!! Wooooooooooo!!

My first was a GBC for Pokeyellow too. It's odd though.... I never throw anything away but I'm pretty sure I don't have it anymore. What did I do with it? :-?

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Yes yes yes yes yes, MP-36 is getting a reissue. I have my TFsource pre-order set.

Sorry, not a fan of the source. But confirmation that a reissue is happening is great! Maybe I'll leave mine sealed after all...

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:07 pm

shajaki wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:Who knew that was a thing, ReproCarts?! I have one for TMNT: Turtles in Time for SNES. It's translucent green!!
Nice!! Y'know something I didn't notice that one of my co-workers pointed out about my new cart? It only says "Game" on it, not Gameboy

That's pretty funny, I didn't even notice!! I feel like my cart has some of the detail but they didn't say "SNES" or "Super Nintendo" or anything on them anyway, just the disclaimer on the back..

shajaki wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:Anywho. I didn't have a GameBoy until I picked up the Pokemon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition GameBoy Color. I still have it, and still have the system that I had portable, the SEGA Game Gear!! Wooooooooooo!!
My first was a GBC for Pokeyellow too. It's odd though.... I never throw anything away but I'm pretty sure I don't have it anymore. What did I do with it?

You better find that mess!! Pretty sure mine is in the attic..!

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:16 pm

shajaki wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:Anywho. I didn't have a GameBoy until I picked up the Pokemon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition GameBoy Color. I still have it, and still have the system that I had portable, the SEGA Game Gear!! Wooooooooooo!!
My first was a GBC for Pokeyellow too. It's odd though.... I never throw anything away but I'm pretty sure I don't have it anymore. What did I do with it?

My first GB was Captain O. G. Brickmore :michaelbay:

The only GB anything I have now is a silver GB Pocket and Tetris, cause that shirt never gets old ;)^

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:17 pm

shajaki wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Yes yes yes yes yes, MP-36 is getting a reissue. I have my TFsource pre-order set.

Sorry, not a fan of the source. But confirmation that a reissue is happening is great! Maybe I'll leave mine sealed after all...

Saw your thread about them burned bridges. sorry to hear that. But so far, they have been my main source and they have done well.

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:29 pm

I hate all US retailers Because they charge tax and the shipping cost is ridiculous

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:03 pm

carytheone wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:I hate all US retailers Because they charge tax and the shipping cost is ridiculous

I don't. BBTS is the shiz, TFland is also great, but y'all Americans sure don't play nice at your borders

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:04 pm

Another unexpected gem, a KO Diaclone Red Mirage!

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:50 pm

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:14 am

Oh snap!! KO Diaclone?! Did you end up getting Cocomone, I can't remember..

Also, why no nice play at border things?!

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:51 am

itscramtastic wrote:Also, why no nice play at border things?!

Yeah. I thought it was Canadian customs that rang you by the church bells, not U.S.? :-?

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:08 am

Cobotron wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:Also, why no nice play at border things?!
Yeah. I thought it was Canadian customs that rang you by the church bells, not U.S.?

Word! Things going TO Canada seem to cost more than things coming FROM Canada. Unless he's referring to passport things.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:13 pm

itscramtastic wrote:Did you end up getting Cocomone, I can't remember..

The hell's a Cocomone? :-?

As for the border comment, custom's F's me over for anything above a hundred bucks. Just when it's crossing the American border. 100 dollar figure from eBay? Bam, customs. 1000 dollar MP10 Bape from Japan? Nothing :roll:

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:32 pm

Co, co , co, co, come on now Cocomone!

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I've been eyeballing this fig since release for many weird and wonderful reasons. She just dropped to less than half on BBTS, so I pre-ordered her.
But do you already have this mold as Crystal Pepsi Mirage? :-?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:55 pm

Cobotron wrote:Co, co , co, co, come on now Cocomone!

Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh.... that lady. Naw. I don't have much more than a passing fancy with Gobots 8-}

Cobotron wrote:But do you already have this mold as Crystal Pepsi Mirage?

Naw. I struggled with the whole 3P MP thing for a while, by the time I broke MMC Sphinx was on the board. My clear candy Mirage is a MMC Sphinx too

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:47 am

Coconuts!!

I think MMC did a Diaclone repaint too, didn't they?

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:01 am

shajaki wrote:I want to talk lots about the Alien Franchise, so I made it it's own thread

I'm move back to toys. Let's talk about Mirage and Jazz.
MMC's Sphinx's. He looks the look, but I gotta say I'm not in love with the mold. The panels on his biceps get in the way, his shoulder cannon isn't solid and gets in the way of his head, and just feels kinda loose in general. Not KO loose, just not as solid as he should be. Although I AM particularly taken with the head sculpt on the Diaclone red, and the invisible version is undeniably gorgeous.

Jazz is hard to transform but is clever, particularly the hood chest. He looks great, and is crazy solid. Although he doesn't feel as posable as I've seen in pics, but maybe I'm just doing it wrong