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Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:35 am

DOTM Voyager Sentinel Prime
DOTM Deluxe Laserbeak

Now I can connect Laserbeak to Voyager Optimus Prime & Shockwave!

Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:50 am

thedistinctroom wrote:DOTM Voyager Sentinel Prime
DOTM Deluxe Laserbeak

Now I can connect Laserbeak to Voyager Optimus Prime & Shockwave!

Do it do it do it! He looks awesome combined with Prime.

Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:50 pm

I broke down and snagged dotm CV Shockwave at Ollie's for $8.

I can't complain, Shockwave is pretty slick on his own, though I'll probably follow Peaugh's suit and file down the pegs on his arms since they don't really work anyway. xD The extra-tank/base thing works alright, but I'm glad I got it for basically the price of Shockwave alone.

Now I just need CV Blackout and Hatchet to round out the Dotm CV Decepticons I care about.

Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:36 am

Nitro Bumblebee & Track Battle Roadbuster

As much as I hate to admit it, I actually like Nitro BB.

Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:33 am

thedistinctroom wrote:Nitro Bumblebee & Track Battle Roadbuster

As much as I hate to admit it, I actually like Nitro BB.

Welcome to the club, good sir! Jet heels are seldom a bad thing, particularly when you have wheelfeet! :grin:

News Credits: 14 · Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:54 am

Please to report that I am now the proud owner of a Cybertron PRIMUS!

Thanks to a very nice seller on Ebay, Primus arrived complete in full packaging and all accessories and working electronics! Awesome! :grin:

Just snagged via Kapows Ebay shop a PRID Arcee and a Beezleboss Yellow Bumblebee upgrade set which, in total came to £23...! Bargain!

News Credits: 33 · Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:24 am

I got DOTM Wheeljack/Que today and i have to say he's a solid figure joints are tight like the DOTM seekers his head sculpt is excellent nice detail and plenty of accessories also his transformation is fun and simple.

Very surprised with him and was only £25.

News Credits: 7 · Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:45 pm

Got impatient and picked up P:CV Bulkhead at full retail, should really have waited until the other spot that's had them on promo restocked but I'm feeling flush this week. Also snagged a Lego Superman/Wonder Woman/Lex Luthor set.

-edit- Snagged another P:CV Vehicon, running total is now 10.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:08 am

Well I have a lot of new additions to mention.

I have recently received A-02 Alternity Silver Megatron, AM-12 Breakdown, and FOC Optimus, Jazz, and Shockwave.

Christmas in July...Oh Yea!!!

If anyone is interested in getting A-02 Silver Megatron, Toy Arena has them in stock. I am glad I held out for a Silver one rather then settling for a black or blue one. Megatron should be silver.

PS: Now I am waiting for my pre-ordered Jet Vehicons...and some others too, but I won't mention them yet until later.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:17 am

robotmel wrote::D
Please to report that I am now the proud owner of a Cybertron PRIMUS!
Thanks to a very nice seller on Ebay, Primus arrived complete in full packaging and all accessories and working electronics! Awesome!

Just snagged via Kapows Ebay shop a PRID Arcee and a Beezleboss Yellow Bumblebee upgrade set which, in total came to £23...! Bargain!

Congratulations, that is an awsome figure. I have the 2010 Creator Primus version. One thing I wish I could modify is having a separate button or switch just to light up his eyes. They only light up and flash when he is transformed and popping his head out with the key they come with. Other then that everything else is perfect.

News Credits: 10 · Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:12 am

Finally picked up Knight Morpher Annihilator... been eyeing it for 6 months at a particular shop... Got it for $100 US... pretty good...

Really great figure... :lol:

Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:35 pm

Got a DOTM Deluxe Prime with trailer at Target for 20 bucks clearance. A much more acceptable price since they couldn't even be bothered to throw in ONE weapon for his "mechtech arsenal". Admittedly, I like the paint scheme on this robot mode better than the other two deluxes.

Also grabbed the DOTM Leader Bee, also for 20 bucks clearance. Bought it more out of curiosity than anything. Glad I only dropped a 20 on it. It's incredibly back-heavy and lacks the stability in the legs to compensate well for it. Battle Ops electronic Bee wipes the floor with the DOTM leader.

News Credits: 2 · Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:36 pm

I've been searching for awhile now, but I finally nabbed a Cybertron Scourge with the tail for a decent price.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:08 pm

P:CV Op and Megs. Megatron is the cooler of the two.

Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:45 am

I got Cyberverse Bluestreak, Thundercracker, and Hoist in the mail the other day. Didn't much care for the Motormaster,so I passed on him for now. I will end up with the walmart exclusive set anyways I'm sure.

Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:15 am

Got Prime Dead End because his garish color scheme struck my fancy in person, and he looks very nice in hand. Pictures don't do the colors justice, as the always looked pretty random and vomit enducing to me. But up close, he's pretty sweet.

At a TJ MAxx the other evening I got a Human Alliance Drag Strip....hunk of junk. Robot mode shoulders peg into the chest piece but there's not any discernable way that they stay in place, so moving his arms causes a catastrophic chest failure to occur. "weapon mode" is a horribly tacked on sheild of some type. He's my first ever HA figure, and easily the last. Race car mode surprises me at how large in is and he's got a fairly fun transformation, but these figures blow.

Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:30 pm

Dagon wrote:Got Prime Dead End because his garish color scheme struck my fancy in person, and he looks very nice in hand. Pictures don't do the colors justice, as the always looked pretty random and vomit enducing to me. But up close, he's pretty sweet.

At a TJ MAxx the other evening I got a Human Alliance Drag Strip....hunk of junk. Robot mode shoulders peg into the chest piece but there's not any discernable way that they stay in place, so moving his arms causes a catastrophic chest failure to occur. "weapon mode" is a horribly tacked on sheild of some type. He's my first ever HA figure, and easily the last. Race car mode surprises me at how large in is and he's got a fairly fun transformation, but these figures blow.

You should pick up Whirl, he's really great! You can fiddle a lot with his weapon mode and I love both of his regular modes and I've heard Tailpipe and Pinpointer both have really good weapons.

I'm a fan of the Thunderhead mold, but I can't stand his head! #-o

The Sandstorm mold has great looking bot and alt modes, but the weapon mode is...kinda bunk; it's too big and awkward to make much sense as a weapon. Backfire is a pretty slick BFG, not a huge fan of the robot mode though, and if you ever see Reverb, I'd snag him. I've never seen Reverb or Thunderhead's redeco myself, and it's my understanding that they weren't seen much.

News Credits: 6188 · Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:36 pm

Finally got Knockout and Ratchet on their way, and snagged a Takara Breakdown before prices inflate due to the lack of Hasbro announcements.

EDIT: Breadown was dispatched today!

News Credits: 101 · Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:48 am

Lately, the Movie Trilogy Deluxe Optimus Prime with trailer is at 50% off at TrU. 20$ taxes included for it is a perfectly reasonable price so I bought two. One that I will keep sealed and mint, the other I openned to enjoy.

Deluxe DotM OP is an EXCELLENT Transformers by himself. Even with that backpack of his. The Trailer edition have a nicer color scheme with darker tones and charcoal grays instead of the almost white grays of the Walmart edition. As expected, the trailer doe NOTHING except looking good as just a trailer. Paying 40$ for one would be a buyer remorse inducting rip-off. At 20$, it's like buying a deluxe OP full price plus the trailer for 2$. Fine by me.

One thing that would have helped sales for the thing is if they included at least ONE mechtech weapon in this kit. Even more so if it would be a exclusive weapon just for this. Instead, we get NONE. Oh well...

TlDr;
This toy is awesome, but not 40$ awesome.

News Credits: 33 · Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:38 am

Some stuff i received this week .

.DOTM Dragstrip , Tailpipe&Pinpointer , Jolt
.Fansproject Thundershred
.HFTD Battle blade bumblebee
.KO Ghost Thrust & Starscream
.Henkei Mirage
.RTS Mindset , Fallback
.ROTF Beachcomber , Sonar , Divebomb.

Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:28 am

finally something new! my Generations shockwave, jazz and prime came today!!! :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:07 pm

I just in the past 3 weeks I have scored a bunch of new TF figures.

Alternity A-02 Silver Megatron...finally!
FE Prime Entertainment pack with Optimus and Megatron & Kids
Takara Prime AM-12 Breakdown
FOC Optimus Prime, Jazz & Shockwave
Weaponizer Optimus Prime...Big Toy!
Last but certainly not least: 2012 Tokyo Toy Show FE Optimus Prime

Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:46 pm

So, been a while since I last posted a haul, so I'll try my best to include everything I have gotten.

Start off with Botshots which I got the 3-pack with Megatron Nemesis Prime and Acid Storm.
Managed to snag a First Edition Optimus Prime and Vehicon (this is before the announcement that they'd be Toys R Us exclusives).
From the Prime: Robots in Disguise line I got the Knockout and from the Arms Micron line I got Arcee.
Last but not least, just picked up Fall of Cybertron Jazz and Shockwave from my local Toys R Us.

Other than that just some off-topic stuff like the Gafran, Danazine, and Dorado model kits from Gundam Age, and Snake Eyes,Storm Shadow, and Red Ninja from the G.I. Joe Retaliation line.

News Credits: 33 · Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:37 am

Not much this week i received

DOTM Vortex.

BW Transmetal Depthcharge.

2.0 Powerglide.

News Credits: 241 · Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:55 pm

I just love the Brits, especially when they're sneaky

Thanks to Pretender Skywarp I received these little guys:

Arms Micron Shadow C.L.
Arms Micron Shadow Balo
Arms Micron Optimus Prime Blaster
Arms Micron Bumblebee Sword
Arms Micron Zad 1 (Black)
Arms Micron Zad 2 (Purple)

And the reason this is in regular Hauls:

Universe 2008 Bodyblock (UK Candy Toy)