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News Credits: 194 · Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:33 pm

John Scalzi posted this on his blog today. This is AWESOME! I don't really know why, but it is!! :grin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAg5KjnAhuU

News Credits: 1 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:40 am

For those of you interested, Transformers All Hail Megatron #4 and the new 99-cent G.I. Joe #0 comic from IDW come out this Wed.

Todd, Ultimate Spiderman is this week

I only have 9 comics coming out

But I also have 3 $35 graphic novels and 2 cases of new Joe vehicles coming in.

BBTS still has my CC held hostage in their warehouse :sad:

I have yet to get a list of demands

News Credits: 194 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:54 am

tfpredaking wrote:For those of you interested, Transformers All Hail Megatron #4 and the new 99-cent G.I. Joe #0 comic from IDW come out this Wed.

Todd, Ultimate Spiderman is this week

I only have 9 comics coming out But I also have 3 $35 graphic novels and 2 cases of new Joe vehicles coming in.

Sweet. Ultimate Spidey!!!! hopefully I'll be getting 9 or less comics this week as well.

News Credits: 194 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:48 pm

I just noticed something interesting. Andrew came up with the idea of swapping parts on universe sunstreaker and sideswipe to make Tigertracks and Diaclone Sunstreaker. Chad did the swaps last night and said they look great. We had talked about having to paint Sunstreaker's head with red details, but the diaclone figure had yellow detail on his head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNLtiRnd1fU (love the diaclone commercials)

http://www.toyarchive.com/Diaclone/Diakron/DK1.html

Hopefully I can still find a sideswipe and sunstreaker at walmart for cheap :grin:

News Credits: 1 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:51 pm

Rumor has it that BBTS is finally going to "Free" my imprisoned Magnus Armor. UPS has been notified so if I'm lucky, maybe Wed or Thu

Here's hoping my "bits" are secure

If not, I hear Todd is a "Crotch-Master"

News Credits: 194 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:03 pm

tfpredaking wrote:
If not, I hear Todd is a "Crotch-Master"

wasn't there a GI JOE character named that?

oh wait.. that's the other term for a goalie....

Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:42 pm

I want my STUFF!

::whew:: Now that that's taken care of, I was just posting that I have the right arm of DCUC Solomon Grundy up for grabs, free of charge, if anyone is interested.

DCUC Deathstroke is awesome and figure, btw.

News Credits: 194 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:58 pm

Animated Waspinator and Samurai Prowl look awesome! I do have to say as a huge fan of LioConvoy, I'm very disappointed in Leo Prime. They took LeoBreaker and painted him up in Optimus Prime colors

I was really hoping for a paint scheme like the legends version. Oh well, that's $20 I won't spend :grin:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... icture=out

Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:05 pm

I don't think he looks so bad. I am surprised that they didn't go with the Leo Convoy paint scheme, but the new head is a major plus.

News Credits: 194 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:07 pm

Okay, I didn't notice the new head sculpt. that looks pretty good. it goes on my maybe list....

News Credits: 5 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:12 pm

I found Ultra Magnus at Canton Target!!! I got so excited I scared the crap out of a little kid. Sadly, it was the only one there. It's a good thing I get five checks this month or I would have had to pass on him or, at the very least, do some serious creative budgeting. They also had the GI Joe Combat Heroes if any of you guys are looking for those.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:13 pm

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Hopefully I can still find a sideswipe and sunstreaker at walmart for cheap

Belleville WM still had both this afternoon at the $7.77 price :b

News Credits: 194 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:02 pm

Well, I found a Sunstreaker and Sideswipe tonight. They had one Sideswipe at Belleville :grin:

So, I present:

A PorQPine Idea :grin:

Technical Assistance and Prototypes from tfpredaking :grin:

My Tigertracks and Diaclone Sunstreaker:

The toughest part is the doors. The rest wasn't so bad :grin:

Again, thanks to Andrew for the idea and Chad for the tutorial.

News Credits: 194 · Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:03 pm

those are tiny. full size pictures can be found here:

http://homepage.mac.com/terickson/PhotoAlbum19.html

Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:09 pm

Awesome job, man. I still haven't done mine yet. I'd like to get some repro labels or something similar to cover the license plates, make them as similar as possible to their respective predecessors.

News Credits: 194 · Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:21 pm

PorQPine wrote:Awesome job, man. I still haven't done mine yet. I'd like to get some repro labels or something similar to cover the license plates, make them as similar as possible to their respective predecessors.

That would be cool. I think I need a sheet of autobot stickers from reprolabels. the need for them has risen a few times this week :grin:

Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:09 pm

I also ran into an Animated UM at a Target in Traverse City this past weekend. Looks like he's getting around.

Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:57 pm

Yay! My BBTS box has finally shipped, it's scheduled to arrive tomorrow. ::crossing fingers::

I finally saw Animated Wave 4 Deluxes at the Dearborn WM(luchtime). There were a couple of each, I didn't buy any. They also had Wave 2 Universe, minus Ironhide. Oh, and I finally picked up a Dark Knight Joker Thug there. I haven't seen one of those since June.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:13 pm

I saw Animated Activators Thundercracker at Livonia Target today. They also had a Stormcloud.

News Credits: 194 · Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:43 pm

Ypsi walmart had a unopened case of wave 3 universe on a pallet. they actually had a sentinel prime. but this one must have been returned. the top of the bubble was cut and the twist ties, while still in the package, weren't around the figure. I was bummed. I want to get one for 7.77, but not one that has been returned for whatever reason

News Credits: 1 · Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:52 pm

For anyone that ever wondered if a HISS tank was plausible, here ya go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDS5CblSsRY

Its freaking sweet!

News Credits: 1 · Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:22 pm

In other news, for anyone wondering what those giant boxes of Joe's are at Walmart, well, I have a story for you

Todd and I went to the Ypsi Walmart and I had to know what was in this huge box labeled single figures. No one was around so I cut the tape and looked inside. The cardboard was funny and I could not pull it out so I just reached into the gaps and ripped it apart... well, I ripped the top of a display box right in half and completely off.

The top two rows were all Firefly's and Stalker's if anyone wants to know.

After looking at these I realized what I had ripped. I then could not get all the cardboard back in the box so Todd and I left it next to the pallet in the aisle looking like a firecracker had gone off inside and took off.

I think I am now officially one of those guys that ruins it for everyone else but I just had to know what was inside that huge box and as we all know, "knowing is half the battle".

Apparently, "destroying end cap displays" is the other half

News Credits: 1082 · Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:26 am

tfpredaking wrote:
The top two rows were all Firefly's and Stalker's if anyone wants to know.

Vandals....

Were the stalkers at least yellow variants? Dipped in gold chrome?

I did get my HUGE BBTS order yesterday and had a big toy opening party. And then I got to read AHM #4, and the 1.00 Joe COmic. Fun times!!!

News Credits: 1 · Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:54 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:
tfpredaking wrote:
The top two rows were all Firefly's and Stalker's if anyone wants to know.

Vandals....

Were the stalkers at least yellow variants? Dipped in gold chrome?

I did get my HUGE BBTS order yesterday and had a big toy opening party. And then I got to read AHM #4, and the 1.00 Joe COmic. Fun times!!!

It was all Todd's idea

No, sad to report that there were no golden Stalkers.

I also received my huge BBTS order and finally got to play with my Magnus last night.

It is the pure definition of awesomeness

Is it creepy that I wanted to sleep with it like a teddy bear

Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:58 am

The Dearborn TRU has the GI Joe Combat Heroes Wvae 1, a good bit of them. They look cool, but I didn't pick any up. They also had one each TIT Grimlock and Prowl, a U-Onslaught and Sliverbolt, nothing else notable.

If any of you guys comes across a ML Hulk series Savage She-hulk, could you grab her for me? I still need a head for my Fin Fang Foom. And, of course, she's one per case, and I haven't seen one in months. There's a $5 bonus in it for ya. You can even have the figure if you want it, I just need the BAF piece.