Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.
ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?
Wolfman Jake wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.
The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."
Kurona wrote:Checked a bit more on the website; and right enough they do some scalping... their CW deluxes are £18 vs the normal £16 while their CW voyagers are £25 vs the normal £23. But this is just absolutely outrageous.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.
The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."
The "x" is a weird letter, for sure. I think the only time it's pronounced "ks" is when there's a vowel in front.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.
The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."
The "x" is a weird letter, for sure. I think the only time it's pronounced "ks" is when there's a vowel in front.Kurona wrote:Checked a bit more on the website; and right enough they do some scalping... their CW deluxes are £18 vs the normal £16 while their CW voyagers are £25 vs the normal £23. But this is just absolutely outrageous.
From what I understand, Scalping involves an individual buying up large stock and reselling it at inflated prices, not a store raising prices...
RevTibe wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.
The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."
The "x" is a weird letter, for sure. I think the only time it's pronounced "ks" is when there's a vowel in front.
I had assumed that the Monx in Monxo was pronounced similar to Manx (as in "of the Isle of Man", like Manx cats).
Yeah, Xort's probably pronounced "Zort", like Xenon, my favorite noble gas.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:RevTibe wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.
The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."
The "x" is a weird letter, for sure. I think the only time it's pronounced "ks" is when there's a vowel in front.
I had assumed that the Monx in Monxo was pronounced similar to Manx (as in "of the Isle of Man", like Manx cats).
How about "Xort" for Gort? Is it "Ksort" or "Zort"?
Mr Skram wrote:Monxo from the Bronx-o!
Optimum Supreme wrote:Wolfwire? Monxo? I don't even want to know how the hell they lost the ability to use the original names there. Weirdwolf? Is there seriously another company using Weirdwolf as a trademark? How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.
ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?
DigitalBrave3 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?
Here in the United States of America, a Deluxe Class Transformers costs $15.99. I'm not sure how many £ that converts to.
Kurona wrote:DigitalBrave3 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?
Here in the United States of America, a Deluxe Class Transformers costs $15.99. I'm not sure how many £ that converts to.
I'd be lucky to find a Legends Class for that price.
ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?
Delta Magnus wrote:The sad thing is that not only did Deluxes once cost less than that over here (IIRC they used to be, what, £8?), but they had more paint, more parts and better plastic. So now we're literally paying more for inferior product.
To put things in perspective as to how much it SUCKS to collect these things in the UK, an RID Warrior is £15, a CW Deluxe £16, a Generations Legends figure £10 and RID Legions/Mini-cons £7. And if a figure isn't released over here it costs a fortune to import it. Case in point, currently the only way to get the individual release of CW deluxe Groove is to import him. On both Amazon and eBay (the latter of whom requires you to go through shady Taiwanese sellers) he goes for no less than £30...and that's without the import duty you'll pay on him.
TLDR: The UK is an awful place for Transformers fans.
Bronzewolf wrote:I missed that: are the headmasters going to be the the same price as the legend class figures? If so, that seems like kind of a rip off.
Delta Magnus wrote:This is because you are a hamhanded idiot.
MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?
steals_your_goats wrote:Bronzewolf wrote:I missed that: are the headmasters going to be the the same price as the legend class figures? If so, that seems like kind of a rip off.
They're supposed to be around $5
william-james88 wrote:MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?
It is pretty crazy, but that leads me to this question for any Brit to answer:
Why not just get the takara version instead from Kapow toys? They are cheaper:
LG22 SKULLCRUNCHER
LG21 HARDHEAD
LG-30 WEIRDWOLF
They are all £ 20.99 pounds and come with a more toon accurate headsculpt as well as a bonus triple changer gun that has to be bought individually if you go the Hasbro route. I actually just realized something, this is the best deal possible for any of these toys sold anywhere else. Much cheaper than importing from Japan or buying from BBTS (which sells these for £ 25). Do you Brits think this should be newsed?
william-james88 wrote:MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?
It is pretty crazy, but that leads me to this question for any Brit to answer:
Why not just get the takara version instead from Kapow toys? They are cheaper:
LG22 SKULLCRUNCHER
LG21 HARDHEAD
LG-30 WEIRDWOLF
They are all £ 20.99 pounds and come with a more toon accurate headsculpt as well as a bonus triple changer gun that has to be bought individually if you go the Hasbro route. I actually just realized something, this is the best deal possible for any of these toys sold anywhere else. Much cheaper than importing from Japan or buying from BBTS (which sells these for £ 25). Do you Brits think this should be newsed?
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