The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:08 am

I remember frequenting a music store in Nottingham when I was a teenager. It was called the Three Disc Select-A-Disc or something. Is it still there? And the X-Treme Festival's near there, is it not?

I also remember trying to drive out of Nottingham and all the signs led me into a circle; I couldn't find a sign that would take me out!

O, the joys of youth...

by **Ramrider** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:06 am

Leonardo wrote:I remember frequenting a music store in Nottingham when I was a teenager. It was called the Three Disc Select-A-Disc or something. Is it still there? And the X-Treme Festival's near there, is it not?

I also remember trying to drive out of Nottingham and all the signs led me into a circle; I couldn't find a sign that would take me out!

O, the joys of youth...

I dunno about Three-Disc part, but yeah, Select-A-Disc's still there. I'm not sure about the X-Treme Festival, though.

Driving around Nottingham can be pretty hard going, what with all the one-way systems and all... luckily as it happens I'm a pedestrian and live near the centre, so I really don't give a monkeys!

News Credits: 1 · by **Toymachine** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:37 am

Alt Rumble and KO Swoop arrived today.

I'll open Rumble tonight

! I hope Argos get Ravage in stock soon. It's been 2 months and not one store near me has him yet.

I bought KO Swoop to keep boxed, but the insert looks to have lifted inside, which completely spoils it. :-x

.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:27 am

I used to live in Brum. About three years ago. The Bullring was a cool shopping centre. The Entertainer was fabulous! And Selfridges was freaky. The only shop I know that stocks Holy Bible action figures.

MOSES! WITH CROOK AND COMANDMENT TABLETS!

Bargain.

Ellis is in Brum????!!
I thought it was London? :???:

by **Ramrider** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:11 pm

No, he's not in Brum. His stall is based in the Idlewells Centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts. Hence my mention of the short bus ride; I'm in Nottingham.

News Credits: 1 · by **Dough-bot** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:14 pm

hey fella's

thanks for all the interest in my sale thread
also
Real gear booster arrived this morning and he is so cool, (it's a shame the only movie designs I like are the real gear stuff)
I'll post some pics later

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:56 pm

Ah my mistake. It's all this talk of Brum.
Horrible place. Nice thick smog that'll really getting you coughing up a lung.

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:33 pm

I look forward to seeing the Real Gear pics

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:13 pm

To be honest I'm surprised Hasbro haven't capitalised on these real gear transformers before now.

They really are among the best tfs out there.

News Credits: 42 · by **Psychout** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:06 pm

Ramrider wrote:No, despite its reputation, Nottingham is far superior.

As long as you want to be stabbed.
You still have my condolences though.

Lord Crump, Do you even read what you are posting?

by **Ramrider** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:44 am

Psychout wrote:
Ramrider wrote:No, despite its reputation, Nottingham is far superior.
As long as you want to be stabbed.
You still have my condolences though.

Three years and counting, never been stabbed yet (except by myself with a scalpel a few times

)

I like it here.

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:44 am

I went to Nottingham once...to the Goose Fair. I still wouldn;t go again, unless I went round in an APC with a stab and bullet proof vest.

Still, I went to my local TJ Hughes yesterday and I found 27 A-Unicron's on the shelf for 9.99

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:02 am

Exulted Unicron wrote:I went to Nottingham once...to the Goose Fair. I still wouldn;t go again, unless I went round in an APC with a stab and bullet proof vest.

Still, I went to my local TJ Hughes yesterday and I found 27 A-Unicron's on the shelf for 9.99

T.J. Hughes sells toys?

News Credits: 1 · by **JetfireUK** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:22 am

Leonardo wrote:
Exulted Unicron wrote:I went to Nottingham once...to the Goose Fair. I still wouldn;t go again, unless I went round in an APC with a stab and bullet proof vest.

Still, I went to my local TJ Hughes yesterday and I found 27 A-Unicron's on the shelf for 9.99

T.J. Hughes sells toys?

Yup. The one in Sutton has sold Zoids and other crap since it opened last year.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:29 am

JetfireUK wrote:
Leonardo wrote:
Exulted Unicron wrote:I went to Nottingham once...to the Goose Fair. I still wouldn;t go again, unless I went round in an APC with a stab and bullet proof vest.

Still, I went to my local TJ Hughes yesterday and I found 27 A-Unicron's on the shelf for 9.99

T.J. Hughes sells toys?

Yup. The one in Sutton has sold Zoids and other crap since it opened last year.

I was under the impression it was just a really cheap clothing store. I can't believe I spent a year in Sheffield and never once went in. I wonder if there's one in Reading... :-?

by **Ramrider** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:57 am

T.K. Maxx also do toys, although I heven't seen anything I wanted in the Nottingham branch for a little while.

And Armada Unicrons for a tenner? At that price I'd grab a couple of spares just for kitbashing! :shock:

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:07 am

i don't know how far it extends...but i know for a fact they're in the lichfield branch. The best thing I can suggest is that people just check

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:20 am

Exulted Unicron wrote:I went to Nottingham once...to the Goose Fair. I still wouldn;t go again, unless I went round in an APC with a stab and bullet proof vest.

Still, I went to my local TJ Hughes yesterday and I found 27 A-Unicron's on the shelf for 9.99

27!!!!

Thats more unicrons that TrU have of Jetfire... (And you could almost build a bridge to the US with the number of Jetfires on TrU shelves right now) lol.

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:42 am

they've doen it before with other toys...I went in once and there were 50 GI Joe SpyTroops Conquest X-30's on a huge wall unit...floor to ceiling

News Credits: 1 · by **Kaijubot** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:44 am

My nearest TJ Hughes at one point had the RID vehicon re-paint triple pack. If only i'd had the money at the time...

so yeah, this doesn't surprise me at all. I think I bought BM Skydive from there years ago.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:34 pm

Full blown Planet sized Unicrons for a tenner?!! :shock:

The Cyb Unicron I could believe, but Armarda? That buggers huge! And for a tenner?! I'm in shock. Perhaps I'll have to venture into one next time I'm going past and have a look. It's certainly more tempting than the £99.99 Energon Unicron I saw in FP last year. I know I've said I have no room for displaying any more, but for that price I'd make the room. Even if my bed has to go.

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:07 pm

I checked again and they've dropped the price down twice. The original price was 44.99. They dropped that to 14 and now 9.99

by **MegaDave** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:44 pm

it was ten pounds in home bargins about a year ago so i can believe the price but TJ hughes seriously gets some old lines in there - a one i visited in brum had the RiD car brothers with a pile of armada lazerbeaks

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:08 pm

MegaDave wrote:it was ten pounds in home bargins about a year ago so i can believe the price but TJ hughes seriously gets some old lines in there - a one i visited in brum had the RiD car brothers with a pile of armada lazerbeaks

You sure?

When I got him from home bargins it was £20.

Mind that was at the end of '05

News Credits: 1 · by **Toymachine** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:56 pm

Ramrider wrote:T.K. Maxx also do toys, although I heven't seen anything I wanted in the Nottingham branch for a little while.

I saw some TF Attacktix (SP?) in TK MAXX near me last week, they were £4.99 which is not all that cheap. I think they're kinda' lame so I didn't feel the need to post a any sightings.

I remember seeing RID cars and Armada minicons in the Glasgow TJ Hughes once.

Were the Unicrons Orange? (I missed picking up the recouloured one)