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Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:51 pm

I got him because I thought he looked way better than the U prowl
his paint rubs off on the doors (just above and behind the front wheels) but if your prowl doent have this problem you could switch the doors

also I got the repro labels set and i think it makes a big difference
plus they would help to cover a small part of the door if the paint has rubbed off on that particular spot

-i think it might be worth asking reprolabels if they could make some stickers that cover the entire doors

also also if you get him you could switch the light bars as U prwl has the better vertion IMO

News Credits: 8 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:05 pm

thanks mite leave it , i'm looking to buy henkei hound from kapow, cause xybertoys, although has a listing for him, he aint available

Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:13 pm

still the reprolables set is worth considering, the sheild alone makes a big difference check it out

News Credits: 8 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:19 pm

ah chronic, why u doing this to me, making me spend more money, now i want henkei prowl 2, and i jus paid for a galvy (curses dm!!!)

also brought the radio 1 live lounge cd can't wait

News Credits: 767 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:25 pm

I was just thinking, how ironic it would be if Hasbro decided to repaint Universe Galvatron into Megatron. :lol:

Damn I would sure love that mold in silver and black.....

News Credits: 8 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:29 pm

Dead Metal wrote:I was just thinking, how ironic it would be if Hasbro decided to repaint Universe Galvatron into Megatron.
Damn I would sure love that mold in silver and black.....

eewwww, not buying that crap

neone here got an ipod, can't decide between a nano and a creative zen stone

looked at the reprolabels, saw the sunstreaker stickers, prowl stickers and the rub signs, that i mite buy, damn u chronic, and specifically this place, for feeding my habit

Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:09 pm

actually **** henkei prowl electron **** him up his dirty pipe hole
what you wanna do is get the stickers and a silver pen and paint the gun and rockets

Dead Metal wrote:I was just thinking, how ironic it would be if Hasbro decided to repaint Universe Galvatron into Megatron.
Damn I would sure love that mold in silver and black.....

Im much more likely to buy it in those colours than as galvatron

News Credits: 8 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:24 pm

lol thanks silver sharpie it is then

News Credits: 6 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:13 pm

Electron wrote:so u'd recommend silverbolt CC? i was gonna pass cause he looks way to simplistic, care to do i lil pro's a con review for us?

btw play.com have blaster and heavyload for £15 each, was thinkin of picking up galvatron for a tenner, cause of dms advice

whts everyones opinion on henkei prowl? does anyone here have him?

i got the 2.0 release but he just doesnt feel rite to me

I would indeed recommend the big fella.
I'll give it a go, but there's a reason the toy forum's not full of reviews by me

PROS
Gwun accurate in bot mode
Sleek alt mode, grey suits the mould well (plus far less worries about yellowing)
Awesome gun, very accurate and a powerful spring inside
Light up eyes! =D
Noises on slightly annoying, and very easy not to activate
That bright orange you see in pics? More of a light red, the other red being somewhat maroon.
All ratchet joints! (Pulls some nice poses)
He's taller than city commander

CONS
Simplistic transformation (not always a problem. Great when you want a quick fiddle) [Don't go there oddsey, or you Mr O

]
Noises are slightly annoying
Back of legs are hollow due to transformation
Head only turns from side to side
Landing gear wheels are orange

He's taller than city commander

That's pretty much everything I think. I did list some things twice on both lists, but that's because they're only a problem if you really want to make it one.
I love him to bits and, him being my first universe ultra, has set my hopes high for the others in this size class.

I can't see much point in paying extra for henkei prowl. He looks essentially the same, and there's still the paint problem (my universe Prowl never had this problem).

I got me one of those new fangled nanos mate. They are both smexy and functional. And a good deal reguarding price. I recommend them.
Never owned a zen, but having messed with a mate's one a while ago I can say I dislike them.

I went looking for a silver sharpie the other day.
I found sharpies, thin and fat, in every colour and shade but =/

News Credits: 8 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:19 pm

thanks for taking ur time to do the lil pros and cons review for me CC, i totally forgot about the sound gimmick, kinda puts me off a bit

ipod wise i was thinkin blue or green

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=862557

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=862628

probs go blue, btw how durable are they?

i currently got a cube as a mp3 player, so its very durable, but its only a gig

this was the zen i was gonna get http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electro ... oduct.html

ano the price difference is quite big, but i've always tried to avoid the ipod trend

News Credits: 6 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:26 pm

Electron wrote:thanks for taking ur time to do the lil pros and cons review for me CC, i totally forgot about the sound gimmick, kinda puts me off a bit

ipod wise i was thinkin blue or green

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=862557

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=862628

probs go blue, btw how durable are they?

i currently got a cube as a mp3 player, so its very durable, but its only a gig

this was the zen i was gonna get http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electro ... oduct.html

ano the price difference is quite big, but i've always tried to avoid the ipod trend

No probs, hope it helped at least a little. Yeah the sounds are there, but you can always take the batterys out and put them in summat else

They're in the back end of the jet, so they don't mess with the structure at all.

And I do think the lights are pretty =O

Aye I have the blue 8gig one, very good stuff.
As for durability, I'm not too sure. I had a quick bend and they're not weak, but I wouldn't want to put too much pressure on it considering its dimensions.
I'd say just treat it with respect. Buy a silicon coat for it if you like to keep it clean and whatnot. (I've got mine a smexy leather wallet =D )

That zen is pretty cheap and cheerful. I've never handled one like that, so I can't say much about it really. Although I do admit it's not the most aesthetically pleasing design I've seen.

In the end I guess it comes down to preference. If you still wanna avoid the trend and save money, go with the zen. But you will be sacrificing storage space, but that may or may not be a problem depending on the volume of music you have.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:53 pm

Electron wrote:anyone here know wht type of universe tf's argos have? im lookin for silverstreak and blades ya see?

also i'm lookin for oddsey, i still wanna trade and he seems to have dissappeared, i'm thinkin of puttin out a missing ad on the local milk cartons but, i don't know wht he looks like

Oddsey's laid up with a broken arse after the tumble downstairs

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News Credits: 5 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:09 pm

You broke his arse? Jesus, man, what did you do to him?

Wait, I don't want to know.

News Credits: 8 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:30 pm

Sledge wrote:You broke his arse? Jesus, man, what did you do to him?

Wait, I don't want to know.

lol yeh u do, wait they'll bring out a dvd release soon u'll find out then

thanks CC, we'll see how i feel

News Credits: 5 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:38 pm

Mr O will probably find out how you feel when he breaks your arse.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:21 pm

Bwahahaaa! Everyone's arse is up for grabs.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:24 pm

And you're the man(?) to grab them.

News Credits: 8 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:51 pm

so apparently from the talk over at tfw, the next botcon set will be the wreckers, i mite reli be tempted to by this one, if it looks gud enough, ano it will be expensive but hey its botcon rite

i'm startin to worry, about my gestalt parts trade with oddsey, i hope he found me sum goodies, and he's alrite to trade them with me

News Credits: 7 · Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:57 am

Special Edition's turned up yesterday courtesey of Electron, many thanks for hooking me up with these.

All three are really cool. Megatron is a serious improvement on the first release (who can now be found loitering at the later G1 end of my Classics calling himself Bludgeon) matching Henkei Megs pretty well. Overkill is sweet. Makes me hope for a Uni Snarl just to get a Slugfest repaint out of. Since he'll be staying in dino mode from here on out I won't be doing the arm switch that Cl Grimmy got on this version. Dragstrip makes for a good start to the Stunticon project. Not sure what the yanks are complaining about with him really. The legs are a little looser than previous releases of the mould but still hold the weight fine in bot mode and while his paint isn't absolutely flawless it's certainly passable with the main area that could use a little work being where the paint meets the clear plastic. A fairly common problem these days and one that I'm well used to tidying up if it's enough to bug me.

Thanks again Electron.

Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:30 am

Finally I have some TF related news!

Just ordered Animated Activators Grimlock, Megatron & Optimus Prime from Hong Kong as I can't even seem to find Optimus on the web or anything other than Argos - who I'm starting to despise, Leeds branches anyway. £19.00 delivered all in all.

That just leaves me Activators Cliffjumper to seek out as the other main figures I'll be after are the legends minibots, which I'm sure TRU/Asda will pick up eventually.

waaaaghlord wrote:Reserving judgement until we see him wearing Jetfire.

Having seen the legends versions combined I'm not hopeful, I saw an ebay auction but forgot to save the url, it's finished now. Jetfire basically attached to Prime's back as a weapons pack, vaguely similar to Armada Overload.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:01 am

no tf's today couldnt even find ne silver sharpies, was reli shocked at the prices at fp though

henkei bluestreak - £22.99
jap ed silverbolt/powerglide - £44.99 :O

oh well brought some clothes

Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:09 am

FP is only good for checking out figures before you buy them off the internet every one knows that

Supercollider! I've just beeen told about the UK Fightclub thread and with your permission I'd like to restart it

News Credits: 8 · Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:26 am

ssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh the first rule to fight club is u don't talk about fight club

ne one here gonna get the combaticons? i probs won't as i already got the desert ruination, but if the box is nice i mite get it

News Credits: 6 · Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:39 pm

Supercollider wrote:Finally I have some TF related news!

Just ordered Animated Activators Grimlock, Megatron & Optimus Prime from Hong Kong as I can't even seem to find Optimus on the web or anything other than Argos - who I'm starting to despise, Leeds branches anyway. £19.00 delivered all in all.

That just leaves me Activators Cliffjumper to seek out as the other main figures I'll be after are the legends minibots, which I'm sure TRU/Asda will pick up eventually.

waaaaghlord wrote:Reserving judgement until we see him wearing Jetfire.

Having seen the legends versions combined I'm not hopeful, I saw an ebay auction but forgot to save the url, it's finished now. Jetfire basically attached to Prime's back as a weapons pack, vaguely similar to Armada Overload.

Glad to see you're still with us mate! =D

lol Those combaticons are a joke. I just finished bitching to me mother about them XD

Why don't they reissue someone we have already had six or seven times, like the technobots or terrorcons?

Faultered and picked up Universe Powerglide. Looks grand, glad I didn't spend £20 extra on the henkei version considering I'm so pleased with this release.
Also picked up Universe Onslaught and TFA leader Megatron for the brother. Gotta love sales

News Credits: 8 · Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:45 pm

lol i'd love the technobots or the predacons (ano there was a release ages ago)

lol u whinger to ur mum about tf's? my parents would be like ur boring us, and my mates , well u can tell ther jus bein polite and dont have a clue