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whats all that about been dropped from threads ?

Autobot Genocide wrote:whats all that about been dropped from threads ?

Cobs and I have noticed that sometimes we don't always get notifications when updates are made to a thread...

I didn't get email notification of Cob's updates for his GIFs and such and all the combiner wars fun they were having in his collection thread/topic.

Ya. Same. I got dropped from both of Donny's threads.

You guys missed the invite to the party.

donny1975 wrote:Yes, Shajaki he does look impressive and I know he has got a huge cult following in Japan. All of which I guess I got caught up in LOL. After thinking about it what you and Cobs have said is what the little voice in the back of my head keeps saying. "You didn't grow up with Saber and you don't know him".

Yeah. The way I see it, you'll be happier with the character you already know and love

donny1975 wrote:Trained Professional Toy Dude -- that is definitely T-shirt worthy and if I may be so bold also business card worthy

BS, MBA, TPTD, Ph.D (it fits right in!)

If I opened my own store, that'd definitely the name

Cobotron wrote:Sakijaki? Whats your take on that? I believe you described UM to me as, and I may be paraphrasing, "Pure SEX".

Those are indeed my words
I personally didn't have any issues with UM's shoulders, but that and the lack of a waist joint are his only weaknesses IMO. Besides, whatever misgivings you have will melt away once you feel his diecasty heftitude in hand. Its kinda messin with an MP01 OP for the first time. SATISFYIN'.

The 87 movie movie got you started Donny it's a no-brainer you need to get Mags first .

The only problem i have with him is he's not really articulated.. well not like the other MP but he's such a imposing figure i can let that slide .

So while I am waiting for my next haul, I did get some stickers and accoutrements. I haven't messed with them all yet... but here is the sticker love for a few of my autobots.

I'll tell ya, I have no love for stickers. But I even bought a second Prowl just for that set. I justified it by:
-Takara Prowl, no stickers no cannons (cartoon accurate)
-Hasbro Prowl, stickers and cannons (toy accurate)

Prowl is just too awesome looking with those shoulder cannons, when the Hasbro version showed up on local TRU shelves I jumped on it.

Well I got my next haul this morning (it's a lil after 9pm here now...), it's been a super long day of car shopping with my partner's lil sister...UGH. At any rate I sat at a dealer all day fantasizing about my toys...is that weird?

Well I got MP UM and he is awesome! I am lovin' him.

I also got KFC's Haiku, Sencho Barbosa, and Ironpaw. The shark bots are totally kewl! Ironpaw is....O...K...

I will get some pics of them laterz for now I need to get some sleep gotta do the family thing for the holiday tomorrow...and the only thing I am looking forward to is seeing my baby niece.

DUECES!!

donny1975 wrote:At any rate I sat at a dealer all day fantasizing about my toys...is that weird?

To this crowd? Not at all

donny1975 wrote:Well I got MP UM and he is awesome! I am lovin' him.

I was actually kind of worried after talking up UM to you and Cobotron. Everyone's different, and if you guys didn't like him then that's a lot of money wasted! So allow me to finally exhale I'm so happy you like him!

donny1975 wrote:Ironpaw is....O...K...

Awwww... on the plus side they're not expensive. I got one too and wasn't impressed either. If you want another suggestion for Blasters mates though, try these!

IF-EX03 Set of 3 (Sonictech,Bassrhino,Leotrible) @ BBTS for $45.99
These are Legends sized, but I think they'll scale quite similarly as the KFC tapes. And maybe its just me, but they look so cool that it doesnt bother me they have no tape mode. Food for thought!



Have a great time with the family!

Glad your happy with Magnus too.
Happy nieceter!

shajaki wrote:

donny1975 wrote:At any rate I sat at a dealer all day fantasizing about my toys...is that weird?

To this crowd? Not at all

donny1975 wrote:Well I got MP UM and he is awesome! I am lovin' him.

I was actually kind of worried after talking up UM to you and Cobotron. Everyone's different, and if you guys didn't like him then that's a lot of money wasted! So allow me to finally exhale I'm so happy you like him!

donny1975 wrote:Ironpaw is....O...K...

Awwww... on the plus side they're not expensive. I got one too and wasn't impressed either. If you want another suggestion for Blasters mates though, try these!

IF-EX03 Set of 3 (Sonictech,Bassrhino,Leotrible) @ BBTS for $45.99
These are Legends sized, but I think they'll scale quite similarly as the KFC tapes. And maybe its just me, but they look so cool that it doesnt bother me they have no tape mode. Food for thought!



Have a great time with the family!

Yeah I didn't think it would be that weird, but I did totally feel like a bratty five year old not getting his way LOL!

I am not to terribly upset about Ironpaw...I just wanted a representation of him to go with Transistor and as you said they are cheap so not gonna need therapy to get over him and will not an issue replacing him when something better comes along...LOL

I did notice those little guys I will have to give them a closer look...having a cassette mode is desired.

I will def have fun with the fam, esp if my new god daughter is there with her chipmunk cheeks! Can't wait for her to get old enough for me to get her some TF toys...maybe some hero mashers LOL.

Cobotron wrote:Glad your happy with Magnus too.
Happy nieceter!

Haha! Nieceter!

Thanks and you all as well (if you celebrate that is...IF not Happy Sunday!)

I snapped a few pics of UM...before I get the day started...he is fun and of course the play-ability is there with the car carrier features, and his big chunky heavy self.

After getting my Hasbro MP-10 (which I hope they re-release; I am not at all impressed with the minor color variations on the TT version prime's eyes look dead) and now MP 22...I have 1 question for Has/Tak.

Why MUST you HATE Spike and Daniel so much? The Brain of Courage figure has more paint than the rest of the Star Saber figure and is half the height of Daniel. Yet you can put paint on the face, while Daniel and Spike look like mannequins in the mens/boys dept at Sears?? I really don't understand...

Anyway here is UM...

Glad you like him Donny

For me magnus has a really fun transformation quick and simple just how i like them .

If a transformation has my palms sweaty and a mild dew across my brow it's a one time only thing after that it remains in robot mode .

I should really get round to transforming my MP cars and loading up magnus.

Autobot Genocide wrote:Glad you like him Donny

For me magnus has a really fun transformation quick and simple just how i like them .

If a transformation has my palms sweaty and a mild dew across my brow it's a one time only thing after that it remains in robot mode .

I should really get round to transforming my MP cars and loading up magnus.

Thanks AG; and yes he does have a quick fun transformation. I like sophisticated transformations as well but only if they don't leave me with the afore mentioned sweaty palms, brow and a feeling of wanting to flinging it across the room (Hot Rod/imus).

You should def do the cars in the car carrier mode and snap some shots of'em. It really is fun and neat to look at. I so wanted to take him outside and roll him down the sidewalk while making the "errrrrrrrrh.....errrRRRRRHH...RRRRRRRRRH" and "P'SSSH!" noises.

donny1975 wrote:I so wanted to take him outside and roll him down the sidewalk while making the "errrrrrrrrh.....errrRRRRRHH...RRRRRRRRRH" and "P'SSSH!" noises.

shajaki wrote:

donny1975 wrote:I so wanted to take him outside and roll him down the sidewalk while making the "errrrrrrrrh.....errrRRRRRHH...RRRRRRRRRH" and "P'SSSH!" noises.

Got visions of Mags gettin pulled down the road on string

Autobot Genocide wrote:

shajaki wrote:

donny1975 wrote:I so wanted to take him outside and roll him down the sidewalk while making the "errrrrrrrrh.....errrRRRRRHH...RRRRRRRRRH" and "P'SSSH!" noises.

Got visions of Mags gettin pulled down the road on string

Aww man that would have been even better! LOL

Pulling UM down the sidewalk in one hand and a big red balloon/lollipop/ice cream cone/etc in the other LOL.

I passed on Magnus in favour of Skywarp... Stop making me regret it!

donny1975 wrote:

Autobot Genocide wrote:

shajaki wrote:

donny1975 wrote:I so wanted to take him outside and roll him down the sidewalk while making the "errrrrrrrrh.....errrRRRRRHH...RRRRRRRRRH" and "P'SSSH!" noises.

Got visions of Mags gettin pulled down the road on string

Aww man that would have been even better! LOL

Pulling UM down the sidewalk in one hand and a big red balloon/lollipop/ice cream cone/etc in the other LOL.

I love how this notion is snowballing

leakin' lubricant wrote:I passed on Magnus in favour of Skywarp... Stop making me regret it!

There's still time

shajaki wrote:

donny1975 wrote:

Autobot Genocide wrote:

shajaki wrote:

donny1975 wrote:I so wanted to take him outside and roll him down the sidewalk while making the "errrrrrrrrh.....errrRRRRRHH...RRRRRRRRRH" and "P'SSSH!" noises.

Got visions of Mags gettin pulled down the road on string

Aww man that would have been even better! LOL

Pulling UM down the sidewalk in one hand and a big red balloon/lollipop/ice cream cone/etc in the other LOL.

I love how this notion is snowballing

leakin' lubricant wrote:I passed on Magnus in favour of Skywarp... Stop making me regret it!

There's still time

I still need to find cash for my MP-10 pre-order! Magnus is a way off yet for me, he does look good though, I do wish there were more movie cast figures to go with him though.

Mornin' guys! (although it's somewhere in the afternoon for you Sir Lube)

I'm so close to having the cash for Mags myself, and now I can't wait to tie a string on 'em and turn him into a pull toy. Walk up and down the street with him in my little dutch boy outfit pulling Mag in one hand and a giant lolly in the other.

Speaking of movie cast. I really hope they do a Hotrod (not Rodimus). But, have y'all seen that new 3P Rodimus? Can't remember who is making him. He looks really good. Really slick design.

Cobotron wrote:Mornin' guys! (although it's somewhere in the afternoon for you Sir Lube)

I'm so close to having the cash for Mags myself, and now I can't wait to tie a string on 'em and turn him into a pull toy. Walk up and down the street with him in my little dutch boy outfit pulling Mag in one hand and a giant lolly in the other.

Speaking of movie cast. I really hope they do a Hotrod (not Rodimus). But, have y'all seen that new 3P Rodimus? Can't remember who is making him. He looks really good. Really slick design.

I saw that Rodimus, DX-9 are making him (who I belive are Unique Toys) gotta say I'm not a big fan, I think he fals into the too good for Classics and not good enough for Masterpiece category, or "Classterpiece" as I like to call them, thier Wreck Gar and Astrotrain are the same, shame as I think they would fit right into the Classics line if they were a touch smaller.

leakin' lubricant wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Mornin' guys! (although it's somewhere in the afternoon for you Sir Lube)

I'm so close to having the cash for Mags myself, and now I can't wait to tie a string on 'em and turn him into a pull toy. Walk up and down the street with him in my little dutch boy outfit pulling Mag in one hand and a giant lolly in the other.

Speaking of movie cast. I really hope they do a Hotrod (not Rodimus). But, have y'all seen that new 3P Rodimus? Can't remember who is making him. He looks really good. Really slick design.

I saw that Rodimus, DX-9 are making him (who I belive are Unique Toys) gotta say I'm not a big fan, I think he fals into the too good for Classics and not good enough for Masterpiece category, or "Classterpiece" as I like to call them, thier Wreck Gar and Astrotrain are the same, shame as I think they would fit right into the Classics line if they were a touch smaller.

I think I like the DX9 Carry so I can have a dedicated Rodimus Prime, and as long as the colors come out properly I'll get him pre-ordered. He isn't as "smooth" as most Masterpieces seem. I'm still on the fence. I do like him though!

Still haven't ordered Magnus, finally ordering Wheeljack and Bluestreak soon!! And Apollyon will ship when he ships

leakin' lubricant wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Mornin' guys! (although it's somewhere in the afternoon for you Sir Lube)

I'm so close to having the cash for Mags myself, and now I can't wait to tie a string on 'em and turn him into a pull toy. Walk up and down the street with him in my little dutch boy outfit pulling Mag in one hand and a giant lolly in the other.

Speaking of movie cast. I really hope they do a Hotrod (not Rodimus). But, have y'all seen that new 3P Rodimus? Can't remember who is making him. He looks really good. Really slick design.

I saw that Rodimus, DX-9 are making him (who I belive are Unique Toys) gotta say I'm not a big fan, I think he fals into the too good for Classics and not good enough for Masterpiece category, or "Classterpiece" as I like to call them, thier Wreck Gar and Astrotrain are the same, shame as I think they would fit right into the Classics line if they were a touch smaller.

Classterpiece!
That's probablly why I like him. I like the classics esthetic, but your right he doesn't really fit in with the MPs. It would be better if he was smaller. I might even consider him if he was meant for Classics/Gen.

Donny, hope you don't mind. Lubey and I are just hangin' in your living room. chillin' with the dogs while your at work. I swear we haven't touched the diorama! Is it ok to put our feet up on this table?