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News Credits: 1 · Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:56 pm

I did see Steam Hammer and Grimstone in Manchester forbiddon Planet so try there

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:51 pm

good call rodimus.
oh yeah, independent shops like comic shops and forbidden planet are a safe bet as they can order things through from US wholesalers and other channels like diamond distribution.

News Credits: 6 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:02 am

Cheers guys, I have a forbidden planet in Leeds city centre so I will give them a quick phonecall to see what they have got. I was unaware of the pcc cancellation dealio, but now I know. And knowing is half the battle! :grin:

News Credits: 3 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:14 am

yea the most recent pccs i have seen were in toys r us and there was digger and drill-man. snow thing and awesome-man, car thing and engine-man, and as far as 5 packs went it was just repaint and the stupids and stupid and the repaints

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:14 am

Crankcase79 wrote:Cheers guys, I have a forbidden planet in Leeds city centre so I will give them a quick phonecall to see what they have got. I was unaware of the pcc cancellation dealio, but now I know. And knowing is half the battle!

lol! i wonder how many other people get that reference...

News Credits: 4 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:22 am

Wasp-shot23 wrote:
Crankcase79 wrote:Cheers guys, I have a forbidden planet in Leeds city centre so I will give them a quick phonecall to see what they have got. I was unaware of the pcc cancellation dealio, but now I know. And knowing is half the battle!

lol! i wonder how many other people get that reference...

more than get it, I realise that the other half of the battle is 25% blue lasers and 25% red lasers.

I still don't have any PCCs, but I did pick up Skullgrin at Kapow! this weekend. Got him out the packaging last night and he's a class TF. I never got Straxus, as I prefer the colours on this one, and really wanted another guy to add to my not-Pretenders line-up. (Hurry up with the Blood Dark Warrior head please Headrobots!) Complicated, but not too difficult transformation, a nice tank mode and an imposing and poseable robot mode. Can't go wrong with that. If Galvatron had been half as good as this toy we'd be singing his praises.

Oh well. Skullgrin's clip-on weapons are fantastic too, he's a great addition to my Cybertron Gladiators collection as well (not sure he's ever been represented as one, but he'd sure fit in the area with Grimlock, Megatron, etc)

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:28 am

craggy wrote:
Wasp-shot23 wrote:
Crankcase79 wrote:Cheers guys, I have a forbidden planet in Leeds city centre so I will give them a quick phonecall to see what they have got. I was unaware of the pcc cancellation dealio, but now I know. And knowing is half the battle!

lol! i wonder how many other people get that reference...

more than get it, I realise that the other half of the battle is 25% blue lasers and 25% red lasers.

I still don't have any PCCs, but I did pick up Skullgrin at Kapow! this weekend. Got him out the packaging last night and he's a class TF. I never got Straxus, as I prefer the colours on this one, and really wanted another guy to add to my not-Pretenders line-up. (Hurry up with the Blood Dark Warrior head please Headrobots!) Complicated, but not too difficult transformation, a nice tank mode and an imposing and poseable robot mode. Can't go wrong with that. If Galvatron had been half as good as this toy we'd be singing his praises. Oh well. Skullgrin's clip-on weapons are fantastic too, he's a great addition to my Cybertron Gladiators collection as well (not sure he's ever been represented as one, but he'd sure fit in the area with Grimlock, Megatron, etc)

damn, wish i could have gone.
straxus is good but i got him for the marvel character factor. skullgrin's cool i like the colours, but i got straxus first, so i won't be hunting for skullgrin

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:09 pm

well, it's your fault AP...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2M7Wmtw5iQ

News Credits: 6 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:34 pm

Wasp-shot23 wrote:
Crankcase79 wrote:Cheers guys, I have a forbidden planet in Leeds city centre so I will give them a quick phonecall to see what they have got. I was unaware of the pcc cancellation dealio, but now I know. And knowing is half the battle!

lol! i wonder how many other people get that reference...

And there was me thinking I was being all clever! And old. Oh to be young(er) again! :lol:

Where is Kapow! I assume from what was written its a store rather than the website? Has anybody got a RTS Strafe yet? I really like the look of him and missed out on mindwipe, but wondered if he was as good as I think he will be!

If anyone is interested in buying a Cybertron Optimus Prime or Cybertron Menasor PM me. Trying to thin out the herd a little and create more shelf space!

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:44 pm

kapow toys is a shop and website. Kapow! is a comic convention in London once a year.
is menasor loose or boxed? i've been wanting that figure for ages...

News Credits: 6 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:53 pm

Wasp-shot23 wrote:kapow toys is a shop and website. Kapow! is a comic convention in London once a year.
is menasor loose or boxed? i've been wanting that figure for ages...

And knowing is half the....oh, nevermind. :grin:

Menasor is loose but in excellent condition. If you want a closer look at him I could PM you tomorrow with a couple of photos.

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:09 pm

Crankcase79 wrote:
Wasp-shot23 wrote:kapow toys is a shop and website. Kapow! is a comic convention in London once a year.
is menasor loose or boxed? i've been wanting that figure for ages...

And knowing is half the....oh, nevermind.

Menasor is loose but in excellent condition. If you want a closer look at him I could PM you tomorrow with a couple of photos.

that would be much appreciated.

News Credits: 4 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:06 pm

oops yeah it was the comic con I was at, not the Kapow Toys store. Toyz and Games were there and had some good offerings, but I got my Skullgrin at the next stall, as it was only £9 compared to T&Gs £15. Considering that 2 drinks at the Hilton were £11 I had to save all the money I could.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:20 am

Wasp-shot23 wrote:well, it's your fault AP...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2M7Wmtw5iQ

well then if its my fault then that means i get the credit and if u ever get a utube partenership u give all the money to me? right?

i say you could change it around a bit.
if u watch plastic addict then what he does is does a "hands" review but then when he wants to get a point or emotion across(as he does frequently) then he changes it around and shows him for a bit.

3things i never knew:

News Credits: 4 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:34 am

Heres a few things Ive got over the last few days:
e-hobby autobot 3 pack
Grimstone
Heavytread
Undertow
Skyhammer

No more PCC's for me now as everything else is a repain/repackage!

Heres a few crappy quality pics i took of the E-hobby stuff, I only have a iphone 3G so hence crappy quality.

News Credits: 4 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:37 am

In the last photo I havent broken Scrapheap, if you look at wreck-gar youll see the front wheel was made to be able to do that to get it positioned up on the sholder like the Gen 1 toy, it also gets the wheel out of the way for guns/swords/maces

Right time to go see if I'm getting dumped today, enjoy guys and gals.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:50 am

yea sometimes i position the wheel piece so the grey bt is like a mini shoulder cannon.
works quite well sometimes.

am i the only one who gets stress marks on wreck-gars hands if you have him hold the axe further up than the very end like neurie has it?

News Credits: 4 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:39 am

Mine has that too, you get it even by just holding it by the end piece.

Also check out the sholder ball joines, you'll see stress marks there on Wreck-Gars too, particularlyl the right hand side one on the toy, left if your looking at it in front of you.

I usually stow the axe/mace either on his leg or on the accesory plug on Wreck-gars/Scraphead back now.

Scraphead has all the same problems as Wreckgar including the super tight right hand shoulder and hands that get stress marks.

Rodimus is a nice deep blue with only a few pieces of green/teal(fins and accents on chest and forearms).

Didnt bother with the other versions of Kup so Im happy with the battle damaged anime coloured version.

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:22 am

ArmadaPrime wrote:
Wasp-shot23 wrote:well, it's your fault AP...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2M7Wmtw5iQ

well then if its my fault then that means i get the credit and if u ever get a utube partenership u give all the money to me? right?
i say you could change it around a bit.
if u watch plastic addict then what he does is does a "hands" review but then when he wants to get a point or emotion across(as he does frequently) then he changes it around and shows him for a bit.

3things i never knew:
i never imagined you to look like that(no offense)
i never imagined you to sound like that(no offense)
i never imagined you to wear glasses

well...i might send you some money...
you learn something new everyday! i didn't think i sounded like that to be honest...
the magic of television! or...whatever...

News Credits: 3 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:17 am

Wasp-shot23 wrote:
ArmadaPrime wrote:
Wasp-shot23 wrote:well, it's your fault AP...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2M7Wmtw5iQ

well then if its my fault then that means i get the credit and if u ever get a utube partenership u give all the money to me? right?
i say you could change it around a bit.
if u watch plastic addict then what he does is does a "hands" review but then when he wants to get a point or emotion across(as he does frequently) then he changes it around and shows him for a bit.

3things i never knew:
i never imagined you to look like that(no offense)
i never imagined you to sound like that(no offense)
i never imagined you to wear glasses

well...i might send you some money...
you learn something new everyday! i didn't think i sounded like that to be honest...
the magic of television! or...whatever...

yay free moneys. :lol:

the only thing i see on his shouldorerer is a different coloured plastic for the actual ball.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:44 pm

Just a heads up guys, for anyone still hankering for Generations Warpath, wheeljack etc etc from the newest wave.

A member called gtf316 over at tfw2005 has just ordered another case of 8 in, and he only needs a warpath and a scourge from the case.

So hurry your asses up and get over there, join and PM him if you want something from the case!

Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:31 am

Looked at ToyzandGamez for the nth time and saw that Gen Warpath is no longer listed as a pre-order. Unfortunately hes now listed as out of stock, so i have no clue if or when he will arrive

Hopefully soon though

News Credits: 1 · Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:46 am

Just got Gen Scourge through the post and I'm beyond disappointed. For starters there was no landing gear in vehicle mode, simply just didn't get added. However this doesn't really matter now as I'll probably not get it back into plane mode due to the fact that the right shoulder thruster is completely screwed and I had to take a knife to it.

Whoever let this thing through quality control needs a damn good fisting in their eye sockets. :-x

Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:48 am

For those south of London, Toys R Us in Croydon had a small army of RTS Lugnuts and 1 Grapple, which is now a slightly smaller army of Lugnuts and no Grapples

. Literally nothing else in store.

Thank god I can pass on the DOTM stuff coming up as this months Generations/RTS/Masterpiece deluge has given my wallet a breakdown.

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:51 am

Searchlight wrote:Just got Gen Scourge through the post and I'm beyond disappointed. For starters there was no landing gear in vehicle mode, simply just didn't get added. However this doesn't really matter now as I'll probably not get it back into plane mode due to the fact that the right shoulder thruster is completely screwed and I had to take a knife to it.

Whoever let this thing through quality control needs a damn good fisting in their eye sockets.

he does have landing gear, see the 2 rows of 3 circles on his underside? theyre wheels flip em down. see the notch under the bit that flips up for his head, flip a bit down there and a wheel comes down.