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News Credits: 1 · by **ChrisR291** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:39 pm

neliz wrote:
ChrisR291 wrote:True.... I'm gonna have to watch headmasters in Japanese to see what they call Soundblaster.

Soundwave and blaster had a big fight both got scrapped and rebuilt into Soundblaster and Twincast. (did I hear you say repaint right there) oh.. well.. they come with different cassettes

Soundblaster is a bad ass figure! must better then the Blue G1 figure. Funny you bring up blaster, because I think his name is something else but after he is rebuilt, they change his name to blaster.

by **neliz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:50 pm

ChrisR291 wrote:Soundblaster is a bad ass figure! must better then the Blue G1 figure. Funny you bring up blaster, because I think his name is something else but after he is rebuilt, they change his name to blaster.

Blaster is the Red G1 Autobot Cassette player talking in Rhyme (like wheelie, but less irritating) Twincast is a blue repaint from the Headmasters series (in Europe, Blaster got shot in the comics and rebuilt as Blaster)

* Blaster (Autobot, 1985/1986/2006)

Japanese ID number: 38, TFC-21

Originally a Microchange "Radi-Casse Robo" ("radio-cassette", you see), Blaster transforms into a "ghetto blaster" boombox. Pressing the "eject" button pops open his tape door, which can store a single microcassette Transformer.

Some releases of Blaster still retain the battery-cover back from the Microchange release (see Trivia).

Blaster was re-released in 2006 as part of the "Transformers Collection" "bookbox" series, packaged with Steeljaw.

* Twincast (Autobot, 1987/2006)

Japanese ID number: C-116

The first Blaster toy was redecoed and had its tape-door retooled in order to accommodate two cassettes at once. The clear-plastic part of the door was also changed to clear-red, so when certain cassettes were placed inside, the "secret plans" decals on them would reveal the "weak point" of either Fortress Maximus or Scorponok, much like using the tech-specs decoders. He came with Steeljaw, who was given one of these new decals.

In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an e-Hobby exclusive, this time packaged with the new character Flip Sides.

News Credits: 1 · by **ChrisR291** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:27 pm

neliz wrote:
ChrisR291 wrote:Soundblaster is a bad ass figure! must better then the Blue G1 figure. Funny you bring up blaster, because I think his name is something else but after he is rebuilt, they change his name to blaster.

Blaster is the Red G1 Autobot Cassette player talking in Rhyme (like wheelie, but less irritating) Twincast is a blue repaint from the Headmasters series (in Europe, Blaster got shot in the comics and rebuilt as Blaster)

* Blaster (Autobot, 1985/1986/2006)

Japanese ID number: 38, TFC-21

Originally a Microchange "Radi-Casse Robo" ("radio-cassette", you see), Blaster transforms into a "ghetto blaster" boombox. Pressing the "eject" button pops open his tape door, which can store a single microcassette Transformer.

Some releases of Blaster still retain the battery-cover back from the Microchange release (see Trivia).

Blaster was re-released in 2006 as part of the "Transformers Collection" "bookbox" series, packaged with Steeljaw.

* Twincast (Autobot, 1987/2006)

Japanese ID number: C-116

The first Blaster toy was redecoed and had its tape-door retooled in order to accommodate two cassettes at once. The clear-plastic part of the door was also changed to clear-red, so when certain cassettes were placed inside, the "secret plans" decals on them would reveal the "weak point" of either Fortress Maximus or Scorponok, much like using the tech-specs decoders. He came with Steeljaw, who was given one of these new decals.

In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an e-Hobby exclusive, this time packaged with the new character Flip Sides.

I know that, but in Headmasters Blaster was originally Billy

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lKw-vZe3o4A

watch the clip. What a name.... They had to know his American Name was blaster.

by **neliz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:01 pm

ChrisR291 wrote:I know that, but in Headmasters Blaster was originally Billy

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lKw-vZe3o4A

watch the clip. What a name.... They had to know his American Name was blaster.

This is the Hong Kong dub of Headmasters... Better just watch the subtitled stuff.

that stuff shouldn't have left Canton in the first place...

Malay-English dub name: Billy / Blaster

News Credits: 1 · by **ChrisR291** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:17 pm

I havent been able to find a subtitled copy of Headmasters anywhere. I dunno if I can say this here but a web site used to do that for us but they just stopped after episode 18 or so. I have the rest of the episodes in just Japanese or crappy english. They did a good job on victory/masterforce but hopefully they will finish Headmasters. :-(

by **Pyrostrata** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:22 pm

I just cannot abide with Japanese animation on any level! I was shocked that I actually LIKED The Unicron Trilogy part of Armada...granted, the rest of Armada was pure garbage...along with Energon and Cybertron (I was forced to at least VIEW those, so I KNOW they suck the suck of a thousand sucks!)...I tried to watch Victory and Headmasters and a few other examples of Japanese TFs which I do not know by name because they were so atrocious I struck them from memory! Re-dubs are bad enough, but sub-titles?? HORRID! :SICK:

News Credits: 1 · by **ChrisR291** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:09 pm

but the music is so catchy lol.

watch the final battle between Star Saber and Deszaras

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pXisSeWZQwY

I like Headmasters, Masterforce and Victory because it seemed like a continuation of G1 to me. Wheeljack and perceptor appear in Victory for a couple of episodes as well! If you could just over look the crappy anime moments (waving hands and feet wildly), they are actually great shows. Those shows have great character development and people can die.

If I can find it, i'll post a link to the openning of masterforce. Its great, people die and a ship is sunk. Its not like American G1 were the people would all just swim back to land without injury.

by **Pyrostrata** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm

Nice visuals, indeed! Have no idea what is really going on, though

News Credits: 1 · by **ChrisR291** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:28 pm

Pyrostrata wrote:Nice visuals, indeed! Have no idea what is really going on, though

Thats the beauty of it! It can be whatever you want

They could be battling it out for the universe or that final pizza in the box. YOU DECIDE

by **Pyrostrata** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:46 pm

ChrisR291 wrote:
Pyrostrata wrote:Nice visuals, indeed! Have no idea what is really going on, though

Thats the beauty of it! It can be whatever you want

They could be battling it out for the universe or that final pizza in the box. YOU DECIDE

LOL....never thought of it like that, but that is a lovely way to look at it! :grin:

by **Animus** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:19 pm

It's strictly legislated that the maximum age is 30. Although in an alternate reality it's 21. Either way your palm flower will turn black on Last Day. At that point you have to take both yourself and your collection to the Sleepshop. The only other option is to become a Runner, but the Sandmen are cunning foes.

I'm just kidding. Who cares how old you are if you love something? I'll love Transformers until the day I die.

News Credits: 1 · by ***Galvatron*** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:10 am

Animus wrote:It's strictly legislated that the maximum age is 30. Although in an alternate reality it's 21. Either way your palm flower will turn black on Last Day. At that point you have to take both yourself and your collection to the Sleepshop. The only other option is to become a Runner, but the Sandmen are cunning foes.

I'm just kidding. Who cares how old you are if you love something? I'll love Transformers until the day I die.

LOL too funny, love the Logans Run reference but yeah who cares what age you are and why then is it any different than liking anything else ?

by **Space Cowboy** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:24 pm

Heh. I remember when I first came into this fandom in 1998 and I was 25. Most of the other fans at the time were like "Dood, u r like an old man and u r 2 old 2 be a TF fan!" Each year since, I've just smiled as I've watched fan after fan pass the 25-year-old mark and never stop to question if they've gotten too old for it. :lol:

News Credits: 2 · by **X3ROhour** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:55 am

being adult is awesome!
you get to do and buy things no matter what your parents say, you can stay up an watch cartoons all night, you get PAID to waste your time 8 hours a day and your brain actually functions!

for the most part

being a kid gives you the cool energy and life is vibierant and such, but the puberty, relationships, brain farts and people constatlly telling you what to do - - you can have it!

"Youth is wasted on the young"

for the most part

i can't imagine going into someplace and someone ordering me to stop chewing gum or to take off my hat. And those are just small things. Being young is lame.

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:04 am

I'll be 35 on the first of May. I've been a fan since 1984 and produced 2 little TF fans (ages 8 and 11). My original Transformer collection totaled 127 figures. Unfortunate circumstances led to those being sold in 1998 and now my kids and I together have a collection nearly 5 times larger than my original. And since I have kids, I have an automatic excuse for actually playing with the toys at my age. I plan on being a fan long after I'm laid to rest cause if I cant have faction logos carved into my headstone, then damn it I'm not going!

by **Pyrostrata** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:15 am

T-Macksimus wrote:I plan on being a fan long after I'm laid to rest cause if I cant have faction logos carved into my headstone, then damn it I'm not going!

LOL! I thought I was the only one who wanted a Decepticon insignia on my headstone (and I even want one imbedded in the lid of my casket)...Maybe even be buried with G1 Megatron in pistol-mode in my cold, dead hands! :grin:

by **Kid_Kapatilsm** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:31 am

I'm 15 so I guess age is really variable compared to other Transfans.

But I guess I'mma young'un.

I need some excuse to say that!

by **neliz** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:51 am

Kid_Kapatilsm wrote:But I guess I'mma young'un.

I need some excuse to say that!

Besides that it sounds a bit Klingon.. what would that be in english?

by **JustAnotherMinibot** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:10 pm

23 here. And, unfortunately, I've only just recently discovered the awesomeness that is TFs. Got to thank the Transformers 2007 movie for that, plus youtube for having G1 episodes (currently making my way through season 2 with a coupla friends).

I've sorta missed out on the older toys, I guess, and don't really have the ambition to go hunting for them---but at the very least, I'll hafta go buy my favorites in the new toys (even if they're not as cool as having the original 80's versions).

(also: my first post, woo)

by **neliz** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:42 pm

JustAnotherMinibot wrote:(also: my first post, woo)

Congrats on your first post and.. the reason why most collect G1 is nostalgia.. don't spend your money on a MOSC Huffer when you can get a decent movie toy for it.

by **JustAnotherMinibot** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:48 pm

neliz wrote:
JustAnotherMinibot wrote:(also: my first post, woo)

Congrats on your first post and.. the reason why most collect G1 is nostalgia.. don't spend your money on a MOSC Huffer when you can get a decent movie toy for it.

True. I'm really not much of a collector anyway, but still it would be fun to have some of my favorite G1 characters in toy form.

What I'd really like to get my hands on, though, are the G1 comics, but that's besides the point.

by **neliz** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:28 pm

JustAnotherMinibot wrote:What I'd really like to get my hands on, though, are the G1 comics, but that's besides the point.

Are you sure? some are really a spit in the face of anything tf-loving.

News Credits: 1 · by **ChrisR291** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:46 pm

JustAnotherMinibot wrote:True. I'm really not much of a collector anyway, but still it would be fun to have some of my favorite G1 characters in toy form.

What I'd really like to get my hands on, though, are the G1 comics, but that's besides the point.

Why don't you buy some reissues? You can get the upcoming Jazz reissue for 30+ shipping I believe :-?

The only thing is..... you get addicted. I remember saying.... "OH CRAP.. I just need Devastator" and then it turned into an obsession but i'm good now. I only buy maybe 2 old Transformers a year now a days. So don't say you weren't warned.

by **JustAnotherMinibot** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:38 pm

neliz wrote:
JustAnotherMinibot wrote:What I'd really like to get my hands on, though, are the G1 comics, but that's besides the point.

Are you sure? some are really a spit in the face of anything tf-loving.

Really? I just know the storyline is significantly different, and I'm curious. My local library has a couple issues that I've taken a peek at, but I really like starting at the beginning of a story if at all possible.

lol I dunno, I've been enjoying most of the various incarnations of the TFs that I've investigated so far. Well, 'cept for the Cybertron episode I caught, but still.

ChrisR291 wrote:Why don't you buy some reissues? You can get the upcoming Jazz reissue for 30+ shipping I believe

Well, mostly 'cos I didn't know there were reissues. :oops:

I'll have to check that out.

The only thing is..... you get addicted. I remember saying.... "OH CRAP.. I just need Devastator" and then it turned into an obsession but i'm good now. I only buy maybe 2 old Transformers a year now a days. So don't say you weren't warned.

heehee Thanks for the warning. I don't see me becoming a big collector, but then I guess you never know...

News Credits: 1 · by **ChrisR291** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:06 pm

thats what I thought!!! I'm 24 now and I got hooked when I was 17. I stopped when I was 20 because it was really begining to affect me.

Its hard to get action in your college apartment when your room is full of toys :-?