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News Credits: 767 · Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:47 pm

Tomorrow I will go out and get ROTF Legends Jetfire and Prime and I might get my Soundwave and Bumblebee in the mail, yay!

Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:19 pm

im organising going to see it in very small parties just so i can see it more times at the cinema....got 3 trips set up already mwahahahaha

[zero-kaiser's YouTube Channel] · Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:32 pm

Not sure if this is where this sort of information should go... so.. my apologies if I'm mistaken..

Went to the Preston branch of Conways Toymaster today (North West of England).. they had..

x1 ROTF Superion (which I bought)
x1 ROTF Scout Dead End (I double checked incase he was named Detour as some recent in-package shots have shown)
x2 ROTF Scout Rollbar
x1 ROTF Scout Dirt Boss
x1 ROTF Deluxe Rampage
x2 ROTF Deluxe Sideways
x1 ROTF Voyager Optimus Prime
x1 ROTF Voyager Ironhide

Also nipped into Argos on my travels.. the only things I searched for were ROTF Leader Optimus Prime and ROTF Human Alliance Bumblebee.. both of which they had in stock but in very low numbers..

Nothing ground breaking I know.. but I figured it might be a mention if any of you are around the Preston area. Conways Toymaster are usually pretty good at keeping things in stock as best they can, given the small size of the store.

Happy hunting folks!

News Credits: 767 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:51 am

w00t my delivery from Kapow arrived 30 minutes ago and damn ROTF has some awesome toys.
Preview Bumblebee is awesome, I love it, but damn it'S impossible to brig into car-mode some pannels just won't align up.
Soundwave is grate but I do hope he gets a bigger toy down the road.

both are quality wise excellent.

Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:44 am

am i just being boring in not bein interested in the rotf figs until they bring out some universe repaints???

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:15 am

Pottermus_Prime wrote:am i just being boring in not bein interested in the rotf figs until they bring out some universe repaints???

i kinda feel like that but i reli want sideswipe, the superion set and maybe the whirl bludgeon set other than that i'm gonna sit, it out and save up for the fp stuff and universe 3.0

i think the universe repaints look kack, not gonna touch them hardhead etc hasbro are lazy without the head mods

Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:41 am

Dead Metal wrote:w00t my delivery from Kapow arrived 30 minutes ago and damn ROTF has some awesome toys.
Preview Bumblebee is awesome, I love it, but damn it'S impossible to brig into car-mode some pannels just won't align up.
Soundwave is grate but I do hope he gets a bigger toy down the road.

both are quality wise excellent.

If It's the right-hand side door then just keep wiggling it about. there is a point where it will just click in place but it doesn't like to just sit in there like the left-hand side door does. I think it's due to BB having a cannon instead of a hand, it pushes all the other bits to one side of the car mode thus making it awkward to fix in place. Keep trying!! Its frustrating as sin and I get scared of breaking it every time (that or throwing it against the wall in frustration oj) but it eventually clicks and everythings "aaahhh". The car mode looks awesome so IMO the amount of time working the door into place is worth it lol. Good luck!
RAlexS

News Credits: 767 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:46 am

ralexs1 wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:w00t my delivery from Kapow arrived 30 minutes ago and damn ROTF has some awesome toys.
Preview Bumblebee is awesome, I love it, but damn it'S impossible to brig into car-mode some pannels just won't align up.
Soundwave is grate but I do hope he gets a bigger toy down the road.

both are quality wise excellent.

If It's the right-hand side door then just keep wiggling it about. there is a point where it will just click in place but it doesn't like to just sit in there like the left-hand side door does. I think it's due to BB having a cannon instead of a hand, it pushes all the other bits to one side of the car mode thus making it awkward to fix in place. Keep trying!! Its frustrating as sin and I get scared of breaking it every time (that or throwing it against the wall in frustration oj) but it eventually clicks and everythings "aaahhh". The car mode looks awesome so IMO the amount of time working the door into place is worth it lol. Good luck!
RAlexS

Na it wasn't the door, it was the rear end, the back window panels don't really want to stay put.You can move the cannon around and out of the way so it fits into that big ass space between his leg I just found out.

Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:26 am

isnt the hardhead an exclusive???? Meh i had the superion set in my hands on saturday...fully intended on buying it but just lookin at it an didnt do anything for me at all.....how can the old gestalts look so amazing an theres been sod all since then....just rerelease all the old ones an id be well happy!!!!

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:30 am

Pottermus_Prime wrote:isnt the hardhead an exclusive???? Meh i had the superion set in my hands on saturday...fully intended on buying it but just lookin at it an didnt do anything for me at all.....how can the old gestalts look so amazing an theres been sod all since then....just rerelease all the old ones an id be well happy!!!!

i'm shellin out on the fp kit, because i want that extra wam bam look to my collection, and i'm all for G1 fan wank

dunno bout hard head still not interested unless he becomes an actual headmaster and voyager size

Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:55 am

he is a voyager aint he???? Yeah whats with all the lack of headmasterness???? I know hasbro generally ignore fans but surely they can see the VAST majority of fans want LOTS more head/targetmasters!!!!

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:13 am

Pottermus_Prime wrote:he is a voyager aint he???? Yeah whats with all the lack of headmasterness???? I know hasbro generally ignore fans but surely they can see the VAST majority of fans want LOTS more head/targetmasters!!!!

i heart headmasters, it would be awesome if they did them, i'd even buy a headmaster sunstreaker with just the altered head, but most likely id get the henkei version

but hardhead would be my ideal headmaster

Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:26 am

i paid about £100 for my G1 hardhead....ddint even have a box...mint condition though.....looking at the repaint i may have to buy him just because the mold. id love to see target/head an hell.....even powermasters back.......just had a scary thought.......would old mr bay be thinking of using the basic concept for tf 3 or 4????? human alliance and givin power to humans etc????

News Credits: 767 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:56 am

Electron wrote:
Pottermus_Prime wrote:isnt the hardhead an exclusive???? Meh i had the superion set in my hands on saturday...fully intended on buying it but just lookin at it an didnt do anything for me at all.....how can the old gestalts look so amazing an theres been sod all since then....just rerelease all the old ones an id be well happy!!!!

i'm shellin out on the fp kit, because i want that extra wam bam look to my collection, and i'm all for G1 fan wank

dunno bout hard head still not interested unless he becomes an actual headmaster and voyager size

He's an Ultra and a straight repaint so no Headmaster.

Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:26 am

really???? always thought onslaught was a voyager.....ive got him sittin on my shelf too lol....yeah i know he aint a h/master but i love the old an like his colours....would be good to see him in robot mode though!!!

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:47 am

shizzle me timbers £100 thats expensive,btw guys gonna be selling some stuff off this weekend probs sunday, obv u guys get first dibs

just made my reservation for AA, see you Geeks there

lol actually looking forward to it, gonna be my geekyiest weekend ev R!!!!!!

P_P u gonna get him even though he's a straight repaint of hardhead?

DM your sig made me LOL, you must of put some effort in a half into that one matey

News Credits: 767 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:00 am

Electron wrote:

DM your sig made me LOL, you must of put some effort in a half into that one matey

Thanks, I did the most difficult part was the damn hat and getting my dog not to eat the salami.

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:16 am

Dead Metal wrote:
Electron wrote:

DM your sig made me LOL, you must of put some effort in a half into that one matey

Thanks, I did the most difficult part was the damn hat and getting my dog not to eat the salami.

your welcomessssssssssssss, is the hat made out of paper?

salami ey bet you went nom nom all of that after you took the pic, you should put a black border round it like those motivational photies

News Credits: 767 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:30 am

Electron wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:
Electron wrote:

DM your sig made me LOL, you must of put some effort in a half into that one matey

Thanks, I did the most difficult part was the damn hat and getting my dog not to eat the salami.

your welcomessssssssssssss, is the hat made out of paper?

salami ey bet you went nom nom all of that after you took the pic, you should put a black border round it like those motivational photies

I'll do that later.
Na I ate the tomatoes, the salami will be saved for later once I make the pizza :twisted:

Edit, yes the hat is made from a paper tissue.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:42 am

Bristol finally caught up with everywhere else this weekend - the toys shops are full of front of store ROTF displays and there are posters for the movie EVERYWHERE. Definate photo ops!

Right now I'm skint so I only picked up Sideways, but I think he's frickin' ace - really digging his insect-like look, and when compared to Barricade from movie one, he's so much more sleek and methodical... the first movie toys are really boxy in comparison.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:52 pm

Tesco in town had some more RotF stuff in today as well as the blind bagged Robot Heroes for 1.99 a piece. Picked up 3, as I'm missing a few of the G1 pairings from first time around and ended up with Movie Jazz, Metallic Movie Prime and Movie Cliffjumper (quite chuffed with that last one as I believe the original release was a movie DVD promo in the US and not so easy to find).

Question though, has anyone else picked up any of these and gotten any of the G1 figs? It says Movie Series on the bag but has mainly G1 artwork and the checklist packed in shows both G1 and Movie figs. So basicly is it worth keeping picking these up looking for the last half dozen or so G1 figs that I never saw in shops when they should have been out?

Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:53 pm

Had a quick butchers in Toys R Us on the way home from work tonight, they've dropped the price of ROTF Superion already to £28.99.

Any lower than this and it could even out the price of an appendage set!

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:53 pm

waaaaghlord wrote:Question though, has anyone else picked up any of these and gotten any of the G1 figs?

Not personally, but a few peeps over at TFW2005 have.

On a totally different note, I wish I could lose more battles in HMV......

http://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar ... n_id=42220

As long as they score something like that of course!

Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:24 pm

just picked up animated blurr for £4 from tesco's. Cant believe i paid £12 for swindle last week an i saw him for £4 too today

an yeah i love the onslaught mold so ill get most repants.....gonna save for the darkwind repaint of SB too

News Credits: 7 · Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:17 pm

Cheers for the reply Odds, as a result of that I went back today and grabbed the remaining 21 bags on the shelf. I've ended up with only a handful of repeats of figures that I already had and some of those are candidates for repainting, almost completely up to date with G1 RHs (only missing Matrix Prime now) and all of the movie figs available in this format (so no Ironhide or Dispensor, I don't think there were any other movie figs from the first series that didn't make it into the blind bags, but I'm not 100%).