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News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sun May 07, 2017 11:39 pm

Does Dream Hauls count?
Literally just woke from a dream where while looking for more TLK toys I found three of the 2010 movie Leader Starscream boxed on a shelf in the store and so I took one and despite the price label on shelf saying £48.99 it went through the till for £10.79 so I grabbed the others too so one to keep and two to ebay. As I happily skipped out of the store with my super mega bargains I woke up and realised it never happened and I sighed sadly.

Should have realised something was off. The store was Woolworths which hasn't existed for about a decade or so.

Still a very geeky and mundane thing to dream about. Usually my dreams are more Superman-inspired like flying about and punching asteroids away from hitting a small town.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue May 09, 2017 3:33 am

And because I could actually be bothered to take a photo and upload it ... today in the mail.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Tue May 09, 2017 5:40 am

Thus guy showed up in the mail yesterday. I sold my Buster ROTF Prime, and was quite happy with the result. I bought Buster a couple years ago for just 50 bucks. Sold him last week for 75. :-D

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:02 am

Ironhidensh wrote:Thus guy showed up in the mail yesterday. I sold my Buster ROTF Prime, and was quite happy with the result. I bought Buster a couple years ago for just 50 bucks. Sold him last week for 75.

I did same a few years back. Had owned Buster Prime for a couple years and loved it but I needed money and it was rather too large a scale for my collection so sold it and got £72 for it when I'd paid about £48 a few years before.

News Credits: 4867 · by **william-james88** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:17 pm

Here's what I got for $2.99 today. I was hoping soundwave wouldnt be junk (couldnt tell in the baggie) but he was. Guess he is going to kanrabat next time I see him. The ravage USB took too long to get here from China so the seller refunded me a while ago. But he showed up today so yay

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:20 pm

william-james88 wrote:Here's what I got for $2.99 today. I was hoping soundwave wouldnt be junk (couldnt tell in the baggie) but he was. Guess he is going to kanrabat next time I see him. The ravage USB took too long to get here from China so the seller refunded me a while ago. But he showed up today so yay

dont plug it on. probably chinese hackers and viruses

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:28 pm

Wait, people actually use the Device Label USB Transformers as USBs? :shock:

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:30 pm

Kurona wrote:Wait, people actually use the Device Label USB Transformers as USBs?

Probably when they first came out. All the ones I've seen are too small to be practical.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:34 pm

carytheone wrote:
Kurona wrote:Wait, people actually use the Device Label USB Transformers as USBs?
Probably when they first came out. All the ones I've seen are too small to be practical.

The genuine ones back in the day weren't really practical either. They only stored 1-2gb. The KO's from memory went up to 4gb. It was also reported that some of those KO's came pre-loaded with files which contained the occasional virus.

Fun fact: We had some promotional USB's made up for work from China. 4gb ones. I'd plug them in and occasionally find one with files already on it. Nothing malicious or interesting.

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:46 pm

Couldn't resist and picked up a (second) TR Gnaw from a local Target. Due to my impatience and lack of desire to hunt, I also ordered a Perceptor from BBTS, as well as preordered Roadburn and Brawn. Had Topspin in my cart but was sold out before the order processed

One of the reasons I went with BBTS is because I figure I'm going to have to eat the shipping if/when I order the Siege on Cybertron set, so may as well spread it out over a few items I really want and don't want to risk missing.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Wed May 10, 2017 12:52 am

Burn wrote:The KO's from memory went up to 4gb. It was also reported that some of those KO's came pre-loaded with files which contained the occasional virus.

My KO is 8GB. I've had it checked for viruses and malware and stuff. It's fine.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed May 10, 2017 5:13 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
Burn wrote:The KO's from memory went up to 4gb. It was also reported that some of those KO's came pre-loaded with files which contained the occasional virus.

My KO is 8GB. I've had it checked for viruses and malware and stuff. It's fine.

As long as your PC is not set to auto read you're fine. Pop it in, format and enjoy ;)^

Edit: just went and found they come up to 64gb now. Might be time I jumped!

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:23 am

carytheone wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:
Burn wrote:The KO's from memory went up to 4gb. It was also reported that some of those KO's came pre-loaded with files which contained the occasional virus.

My KO is 8GB. I've had it checked for viruses and malware and stuff. It's fine.
As long as your PC is not set to auto read you're fine. Pop it in, format and enjoy

Edit: just went and found they come up to 64gb now. Might be time I jumped!

I'm surprised they're still making them!

So anyway ... K-Mart got another shipment of stuff. More movie toys ... more Titans Return. He practically jumped into my hand because he was already off the peg and was balancing precariously on the shelf.

He's already been picking fights ... and lost.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:50 am

Dehehehehe. The finger.

(Who did the voice in the clip?)

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:53 am

Va'al wrote:(Who did the voice in the clip?)

...Katy... :WHISTLE:

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:55 am

Burn wrote:
Va'al wrote:(Who did the voice in the clip?)

...Katy...

I KNEW IT

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu May 11, 2017 7:37 am

Ok, Sqweeks is a cute lil badass and a very fun toy.

Oops. Just realised I've mistransformed his bike form and given him two sets of handlebars.

(this next pic has DotM Bee's mechtech gun on top and two of DotM Topspins guns plugged in the sides)

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu May 11, 2017 7:42 am

Did a little bot swap with the mod with the most and got these guys!

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu May 11, 2017 8:06 am

Transformed the bike handlebars properly this time (he's a fun figure to transform back and forth and a lil more complex than I thought). Can't find a non-TF figure perfectly scaled amongst my collection to ride him but this Extreme Ghostbusters Eduardo Rivera figure is closest I have and his expression amuses me.