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News Credits: 17 · by **JTKranix** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:03 pm

I found the Evolutions Anakin Skywalker To Darth Vader set tonight at the Eastwood Wal-Mart. They had two left.

Nothing else worth reporting on.

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:18 pm

I picked up First Strike Optimus at Belleville Meijer. yes, I know.. I have no willpower... :-(

but he looks so good :grin:

News Credits: 1 · by **ionacus** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:36 am

only allspark figures i have found so far are the LOC 2packs. and i havent bought those yet. i just really dont have the money to buy more than one toy at a time right now. i am thinking about preordering those new revoltech(sp) figures and omega supreme.

by **jimi04** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:51 pm

Thanks for the tip, JTK! Found Landmine at Okemos Target...

So I bring him home and release him from the packaging....I begin the transformation.....and his head pops off. His head refuses to stay on.

I'm not sure if there's any way aside from gluing it on to make his head fit better, so I'm exchanging him hopefully for the other one that was at the store...*sigh*. I sincerely hope this isn't a design flaw like Brawl and BB had. I did a quick search and didn't see anyone making any remarks about him, so I'm hoping the other won't have this problem!

News Credits: 5 · by **God Magnus** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:25 pm

Woo-Hoo! The Westland Mall FYE finally carries Minimates! I was a bit distraught when I found out the Fairlane Suncoast shut down. There are a fair amount of Suncoast/FYE exclusives. Plus, they're a great source for extra variant packs.

Does anybody have a list of the Transformers Animated episodes in the order that they've aired so far? I watched the Premiere episode and just caught the Lockdown episode this morning (which was surprisingly good) and I'd like to get caught up.

News Credits: 17 · by **JTKranix** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:44 pm

Animated 01x01 - 01x03 = Transform And Roll Out Part 1-3.
Animated 01x04 = Home Is Where The Spark Is
Animated 01x06 = Blast From The Past
Animated 01x07 = Thrill Of The Hunt

Animated 01x05 = Total Meltdown but it wasn't aired in the US. You can find it on the Internet though.

We went to Howell, Brighton and Novi today. Found pretty much nothing. The Howell KB Outlet had a ton of Mortal Kombat Reptiles. I snagged one of those and the rest of the trip was a bust.

News Credits: 5 · by **God Magnus** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:55 pm

Awesome! Thanks, JTK! I still hate that version of the theme song. :-x

News Credits: 17 · by **JTKranix** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:16 pm

God Magnus wrote:Awesome! Thanks, JTK! I still hate that version of the theme song.

Not a problem. I just finished watching Total Meltdown, not all that great, especially after watching Blast From The Past. I'm going to watch Thrill Of The Hunt after I finish watching the last episode of The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

by **Jimotron Prime** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:19 pm

JTKranix wrote:
God Magnus wrote:Awesome! Thanks, JTK! I still hate that version of the theme song.

Not a problem. I just finished watching Total Meltdown, not all that great, especially after watching Blast From The Past. I'm going to watch Thrill Of The Hunt after I finish watching the last episode of The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

I have to agree...though I'm diggin' Prowl's "ninjabot" skills. I also liked seeing the "slow" transformations for each of the 'bots instead of just the quick blurry ones.

JTKranix: You enjoying the Sarah Conner Chronicles too?

News Credits: 17 · by **JTKranix** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:44 pm

Jimotron Prime wrote:
JTKranix wrote:
God Magnus wrote:Awesome! Thanks, JTK! I still hate that version of the theme song.

Not a problem. I just finished watching Total Meltdown, not all that great, especially after watching Blast From The Past. I'm going to watch Thrill Of The Hunt after I finish watching the last episode of The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

I have to agree...though I'm diggin' Prowl's "ninjabot" skills. I also liked seeing the "slow" transformations for each of the 'bots instead of just the quick blurry ones.

JTKranix: You enjoying the Sarah Conner Chronicles too?

Yeah, I am really enjoying the Sarah Connor Chronicles. Well I finished watching Thrill Of The Hunt and I'm pretty torn. I think it was a better episode than Blast From The Past. It was fantastic. If Animated continues on this path it could end up being the best Transformers series since G1.

News Credits: 1 · by **ChZuck** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:20 pm

me and my wife sat through the first 2 terminator episodes yesterday. it's not bad, but i don't think i'd care about it really if summer glau wasn't in it.

oh, and why do terminators not have any programming to tell them to GET OUT of the WAY of a MOVING VEHICLE??

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:45 pm

well, we braved the cold and went to another xtravacon. I got a few more parts for my Metroplex. I also finally bought the PVC Dai Atlas from TT. It's pretty damn cool. It was fun to see everyone that was there today. Nice to meet you Deep Water! It wasn't a very busy con. PQP had a guy buy all of his Titaniums. that was pretty cool :grin:

now I"m watching Green Bay scare the crap out of me. Here's hoping they can pull it off! :PRAY:

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:09 pm

The Pats went 18-0 when you weren't looking Todd!

I actually made a decent amount of dough today, which will help pay off some bills. But this marks the end of the Extravacon seller days until summer. I may be able to dig out some comics or other toys that I didn't find before.

So it was cold today!!! Thankfully tomorrow is a holiday, so I can sleep rest draw, etc.

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:23 pm

Yes, I saw the patriots go 18-0. that's pretty cool. I still care more about the Packers winning tonight :grin:

I watched the first half of yesterday's animated episode during halftime of the packers. It's really good so far. I love Blitzwing! I hope he will be on more :grin:

by **Jimotron Prime** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:52 pm

JTKranix wrote:
Yeah, I am really enjoying the Sarah Connor Chronicles. Well I finished watching Thrill Of The Hunt and I'm pretty torn. I think it was a better episode than Blast From The Past. It was fantastic. If Animated continues on this path it could end up being the best Transformers series since G1.

Just caught Thrill of the Hunt, and I have to agree...it really put some depth into Ratchet's character. Plus, how can you argue against an episode with Arcee in it

ChZuck wrote:me and my wife sat through the first 2 terminator episodes yesterday. it's not bad, but i don't think i'd care about it really if summer glau wasn't in it.

oh, and why do terminators not have any programming to tell them to GET OUT of the WAY of a MOVING VEHICLE??

LoL...bug in the software...they each run on an installation of Unix that wasn't properly installed

Can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring for Sarah, John, and Glau-inator.

by **DeepWater** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:18 pm

I did figure out how to get home - had much better luck than getting there... I thought it was a fun little con! You're all completely welcome to make fun of me - and my earrings. And my collection of jets. :grin:

And my 'I want to buy all of this!', too.

It was very nice to meet everyone! Thanks for selling me so much of your stuff (I look forward to buying more). Everyone has a very good home with me (though they may be subjected to silly photo shoots).

I believe Elf, my friend, had a good time as well.

(Even if there weren't any multi-colored, multi-sided dice.)

News Credits: 3 · by **Highbeam** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:42 pm

So sorry I missed the con today :-(

I was exhausted from the auto show yesterday, and on top of that, I got sick, so I didn't go anywhere all day. Sounds like you all had fun though, so that's good

And I have a preview album of pics from the show (just ones of me + cars right now). I'll be posting all the car only shots later in the week!

NAIAS '08 Opening Day

News Credits: 6 · by **sparty2304** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:38 am

Hey gang...well found my Target and Walmarts! I was there over a week ago and they had the same total stock...and was able to find my Evac at the Walmart...LOVE HIM!

News Credits: 17 · by **JTKranix** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:39 am

I found Optimus Prime this weekend in 1080p on my new TV!

by **Rijie** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:42 am

Sparty assesses his new territory with the expertise of a mountain lion, he quickly spots his prey and moves in for the kill...this is his first meal since his unexpected displacement, and shall be enjoyed heartily...

Glad to see you getting your bearings, man!

Yesterday's con was good, fun as usual. I thought that I wouldn't do so well, but then a guy came and bought all 10 Titaniums off me, as well as Alt Decepticharge. That was awesome. Then I sold 4 more Alts, some Classics, Movie Megatron MIB, I also sold some other random stuff.

Alas, my willpower was weak, as that horrible Tony held a gun to my head and forced me to buy 3 loose complete Headmasters: Nightbeat, Fangry, and Squeezeplay. He let me live, but not before pistol-whipping me thoroughly. Then Chad came along, kicked me when I was down, and threatened to cut my fingers off, one-by-one, if I didn't buy TFC Reissues Hound, Jazz, Sideswipe, Tracks, and Astrotrain off of him. You guys are mean. :wink:

I also snagged some Wave 4 Micron Boosters from TT, the Dinobot repaints, and the Wolf repaint. And I also got some Joes from from another guy, Snow Job, Iron Grenadier Destro, Snake Eyes, and Crimson Guard, along with 3 loose Cobra Troopers: Regular, Air, and Infantry.

Nice meeting you, Deepwater! Thanks for the business.

And I'm off today. I love sleeping in.

News Credits: 5 · by **God Magnus** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:40 pm

Fun times at the con indeed. The early morning set-up debacle was hilarious. I am very pleased that Nightbeat and co. found a good home but I was a little disapointed that there wasn't a brawl. Or at least a good rock-paper-scissors tournament. I am also very happy that I was able to pay off the remainder of what I owed Matt for the Botcon set. A promise fulfilled and some extreme awesomeness received!

Also, it was cool sort of meeting you, DeepWater. That was me and jsmith way on the other side from everyone else. We talked about pop caps.

News Credits: 3 · by **Highbeam** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:25 pm

Hehe, so I got some more pics back from the show on Saturday. Sky Glory, my friend Alli (TF fangirl whom I haven't gotten to join Seib yet), and I went to the auto show together Saturday, and here we are with two spiffy concept cars

(Left to Right) Alli, Sky, and me

(L to R) Me, Alli, and Sky

Sadly because I went to the show by myself today, I only have one pic of myself with the new Corvette, but I have to wait a day or two for Chevy to post it online.

News Credits: 5 · by **God Magnus** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:30 am

I went to the Meijer at Middlebelt & 96 last night. The had a couple Landmines, a Camshaft, an Evac, two First Strike Primes, three Off-Road Ironhides, and a bunch of Nightwatch Primes. They also had all of the DC Classics except for Penguin. I almost picked up a bunch of stuff but decided to restrain myself and pay bills instead. There are just too many new toys out there that I want. I have to wait a couple weeks before I can buy anything.

by **Rijie** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:52 am

Meijer in Allen Park finally stocked the Allspark wave. I saw: NW Prime x4, FS Prime x3, Evac/OR Ironhide x1 each, Cliffjumper x2, Landmine x4, Camshaft x4, all new FABs. They also have wave 1 Screen Battles, and a complete set of DC Universe wave 1.

They also had Wave 4 Joes, I grabbed them all.

Allen Park Target had nothing of note except 2 concept BBs, Screen Battles, and older Voyagers Thundercracker, R Ratchet, and Megatron.

News Credits: 17 · by **JTKranix** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:59 pm

PorQPine wrote:Meijer in Allen Park finally stocked the Allspark wave. I saw: NW Prime x4, FS Prime x3, Evac/OR Ironhide x1 each, Cliffjumper x2, Landmine x4, Camshaft x4, all new FABs. They also have wave 1 Screen Battles, and a complete set of DC Universe wave 1.

They also had Wave 4 Joes, I grabbed them all.

Allen Park Target had nothing of note except 2 concept BBs, Screen Battles, and older Voyagers Thundercracker, R Ratchet, and Megatron.

I picked up the wave 4 Joes awhile ago but last night at the South Lansing Target I found them again. I wanted a 2nd Destro to open, which I got but every figure (15+) were this bad or worse.