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News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:21 pm

Leader thundercracker was the fastest blip of all.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:27 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:In Canada, the Defensor wave was just a blip on the radar. A TONS of Hotspots, but the deluxes just went and go extremely fast. So fast that I had two pay the price and import 2 First Aid, legend Groove, and Streetwise from the USA!

The one that we did get a whole lot of was Superion (First wave) and Bruticus (last wave). Plenty of Optimus Maximus too. Then the Skylinx wave was just a blip too.

Ah, the randomness of toy distribution!

Not for me. Protectobots were plentiful. Almost no Combycons to speak of, very few Sky Reign limbs, and I don't think Lynx himself appeared in the wild :shock:

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:29 pm

william-james88 wrote:Leader thundercracker was the fastest blip of all.

I saw one of those guys in Jacksonville, FL, last August. Never saw him again.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:32 pm

Leader Thundercracker showed up here and is still here. He won't go. Magnus never showed up and only 1 Megatron showed

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:43 pm

Kurona wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

It's expensive and extortionate; can't deny that... but I'm a student, this was a great haul, and it was a special occasion for a different (personal) reason. I felt it was justified

Congrats on the haul. Similar to you, I also started collecting last year. Given the stuff that's come out last year and this year, I feel like we started at a great time.

And sorry for the pizza lol. Let me know if you're ever in NYC and I'll direct you to some real pizza (and bagels).

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:47 pm

nycPrime wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

It's expensive and extortionate; can't deny that... but I'm a student, this was a great haul, and it was a special occasion for a different (personal) reason. I felt it was justified

Congrats on the haul. Similar to you, I also started collecting last year. Given the stuff that's come out last year and this year, I feel like we started at a great time.

And sorry for the pizza lol. Let me know if you're ever in NYC and I'll direct you to some real pizza (and bagels).

Definitely, helps that most all the characters I'm interested in picking up - a few combiners, MTMTE characters + whoever looks fun and interesting - are largely from 2014 onwards. There's not many before then; like... Battle in Space Cyclonus, Generations Drift... Red Alert?

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:39 pm

william-james88 wrote:Leader thundercracker was the fastest blip of all.

Me: "I'll wait for a sale".

Result:

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:45 pm

shajaki wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:In Canada, the Defensor wave was just a blip on the radar. A TONS of Hotspots, but the deluxes just went and go extremely fast. So fast that I had two pay the price and import 2 First Aid, legend Groove, and Streetwise from the USA!

The one that we did get a whole lot of was Superion (First wave) and Bruticus (last wave). Plenty of Optimus Maximus too. Then the Skylinx wave was just a blip too.

Ah, the randomness of toy distribution!
Not for me. Protectobots were plentiful. Almost no Combycons to speak of, very few Sky Reign limbs, and I don't think Lynx himself appeared in the wild

There was so much combaticons at TrU laval that not only both Will and me got Bruticus for stupidly cheap, I could make this:

And this:

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:46 am

Finally got around to picking this guy up:

Even though it is the exact same figure, it's amazing how much better Ratchet wears the mold rather than Ironhide.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:51 am

Ironhidensh wrote:Even though it is the exact same figure, it's amazing how much better Ratchet wears the mold rather than Ironhide.

RIGHT?! How does that even work? Is it the colors?

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:57 am

Cobotron wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Even though it is the exact same figure, it's amazing how much better Ratchet wears the mold rather than Ironhide.
RIGHT?! How does that even work? Is it the colors?

I think so. It could also be the different waist/crotch design.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:12 am

Also probably helps that the design looks a bit more like a doofy - but not too doofy - guy rather than a bruiser war veteran.

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:28 am

more dash pics :lol:

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:48 am

Kurona wrote:Also probably helps that the design looks a bit more like a doofy - but not too doofy - guy rather than a bruiser war veteran.

Hmmmm

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 12:04 pm

Armada Tidal Wave; thanks to Sins of the Wreckers motivation

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 12:07 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Even though it is the exact same figure, it's amazing how much better Ratchet wears the mold rather than Ironhide.
RIGHT?! How does that even work? Is it the colors?

I think it's a colors thing. Combiner wars kinda proved that.

Even though Rachet looks better I'll go with old Ironsides when I make the jump on that mold, probably... :-?

Also, Densh, do you keep all your TFs in the car?

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 12:23 pm

carytheone wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Even though it is the exact same figure, it's amazing how much better Ratchet wears the mold rather than Ironhide.
RIGHT?! How does that even work? Is it the colors?
I think it's a colors thing. Combiner wars kinda proved that.

Even though Rachet looks better I'll go with old Ironsides when I make the jump on that mold, probably...

Also, Densh, do you keep all your TFs in the car?

No, with my job, I spend a lot of time in my car, so it is typically where I open new figures.

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 12:26 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
carytheone wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Even though it is the exact same figure, it's amazing how much better Ratchet wears the mold rather than Ironhide.
RIGHT?! How does that even work? Is it the colors?
I think it's a colors thing. Combiner wars kinda proved that.

Even though Rachet looks better I'll go with old Ironsides when I make the jump on that mold, probably...

Also, Densh, do you keep all your TFs in the car?

No, with my job, I spend a lot of time in my car, so it is typically where I open new figures.

I'm afraid to ask what exactly you do lol

News Credits: 7 · by **Sjeng** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:53 pm

secondhand, but in pristine consition, Ultra Magnus, and picked up a new Powerglide too.

Also spotted a Hasbro Superion set, but it was pricey at €100,- so I'm gonna have to think about that. If I can find a Takara set for that price, I'll prefer Takara.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 6:52 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
carytheone wrote:Also, Densh, do you keep all your TFs in the car?

No, with my job, I spend a lot of time in my car, so it is typically where I open new figures.

hahaha, I dig. I throw 500-1000 miles down a week myself. I just usually wait until I get home or hotel before busting that plastic.

by **joeprime276** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:18 pm

I can understand the itch to want to open a snazzy new figure in the car but I have a track record for losing pieces in the seat :HEADHURTS:

I've been trying to decide on Ironhide or Ratchet. It sounds like ratchet is the winner?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:19 pm

joeprime276 wrote:I can understand the itch to want to open a snazzy new figure in the car but I have a track record for losing pieces in the seat

I've been trying to decide on Ironhide or Ratchet. It sounds like ratchet is the winner?

Its a good mold, you wont go wrong either way. Pick your favourite character between the two. I picked Ironhide, no regrets.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 2:52 am

It's a magic mold in how everything just folds together.

So I did my weekly wander into K-Mart today, not expecting anything. They'd moved a bunch of toys to the front of the store where they normally have sales on, wander for a look ... no special pricing, obviously just showing stuff off.

But I did notice a new RID Quilfire (who actually looked better than my TT version I thought) so I decided to check out the main toy section to see if there were other new RID figures. Nope ... but what I did find were the special price tickets!

So instead of paying $25AU each, I paid $20AU each and snapped up Blurr and Scourge. I've been on the fence about them for a while (because I have the Generations versions and felt they were sufficient) but it was Kurona who said something along the lines of "Blurr is nothing like his G1 self" and that tipped me over the fence.

TL:DR - I got TR Blurr and Scourge.