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Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:05 am

I've made a point of not buying any movieverse Transformer toys on account of the movies being so pants but that evasion Optimus Prime does look nifty and at a reasonable price too...

Maybe just one movieverse TF?

News Credits: 15 · Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:08 am

Blast Cannon wrote:I've made a point of not buying any movieverse Transformer toys on account of the movies being so pants but that evasion Optimus Prime does look nifty and at a reasonable price too...

Maybe just one movieverse TF?

Hound is pretty nifty too. Not so great feet though.

Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:17 am

Ravage XK wrote:
Blast Cannon wrote:I've made a point of not buying any movieverse Transformer toys on account of the movies being so pants but that evasion Optimus Prime does look nifty and at a reasonable price too...

Maybe just one movieverse TF?

Hound is pretty nifty too. Not so great feet though.

Voyager or deluxe?

I know exactly what you mean about the feet though. If the guy doesn't stand up right on the shelf then he may as well languish in the box of **** at the back of the storage cupboard forever. The bastard.

News Credits: 15 · Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:19 am

Voyager. So many guns!

News Credits: 6188 · Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:59 am

It is actually quite glorious.

Thu Aug 21, 2014 3:44 pm

For the love of God, stop tempting me! I've just got a mortgage.. I can't afford him! :sad:

News Credits: 1350 · Fri Aug 22, 2014 6:52 am

Well Teesside Park Toys r us had the only new addition of. Bumblebee evolution pack. Asda Living though had the three pack in at £16.

In other news though, I'm thinking of parting with my collection of original UK G1 comics/annuals and other assorted books. Any one here interested in aanything like that?

News Credits: 6188 · Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:43 am

Blast Cannon wrote:For the love of God, stop tempting me! I've just got a mortgage.. I can't afford him!

He feels your pain, though is also bored by your humanity.

News Credits: 4 · Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:23 am

ZeroWolf wrote:Well Teesside Park Toys r us had the only new addition of. Bumblebee evolution pack. Asda Living though had the three pack in at £16.

In other news though, I'm thinking of parting with my collection of original UK G1 comics/annuals and other assorted books. Any one here interested in aanything like that?

What sort of run we talking and how much you looking for them?

News Credits: 1350 · Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:03 pm

Well, I need to fully check them out but the first 200 issues are there with small gaps in the beginning, several collected comics including the first five issues in that format. Annual wise there's a good number 1984/1985/1986/1987/1988 need to check as there is later ones. The rest are various books put out in the mid eighties like two ladybird stories. As for price I don't know the value of any this stuff.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:21 am

The "then and now" 2 packs of 1 deluxe and 1 legends for Bumblebee, Strafe and Slug are now available for delivery on TRU UK's website!

Marks the first availability of the Strafe and Bumblebee AOE generations deluxe molds on UK shores if I'm not mistaken

News Credits: 5 · Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:55 am

MemphisR56 wrote:The "then and now" 2 packs of 1 deluxe and 1 legends for Bumblebee, Strafe and Slug are now available for delivery on TRU UK's website!

Marks the first availability of the Strafe and Bumblebee AOE generations deluxe molds on UK shores if I'm not mistaken

The Evolution packs? They've been around for a while, Grimlock too. I'm waiting for the Optimus pack, September apparently, roll on...

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Aug 27, 2014 6:39 pm

I'm still yet to see grimlock set in my local toys r us

News Credits: 1 · Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:29 am

Generations Arcee is up for preorder on Kapow and Omegalock, just preordered of Kapow >:oP

News Credits: 1 · Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:34 pm

Mr O wrote:
MemphisR56 wrote:The "then and now" 2 packs of 1 deluxe and 1 legends for Bumblebee, Strafe and Slug are now available for delivery on TRU UK's website!

Marks the first availability of the Strafe and Bumblebee AOE generations deluxe molds on UK shores if I'm not mistaken

The Evolution packs? They've been around for a while, Grimlock too. I'm waiting for the Optimus pack, September apparently, roll on...

I'm thinking that if Wave 2 of the deluxes ever see a release then Strafe isn't gonna sell very well, why would you buy him without the minicon?

News Credits: 5 · Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:08 pm

Primacron's Little Helper wrote:
Mr O wrote:
MemphisR56 wrote:The "then and now" 2 packs of 1 deluxe and 1 legends for Bumblebee, Strafe and Slug are now available for delivery on TRU UK's website!

Marks the first availability of the Strafe and Bumblebee AOE generations deluxe molds on UK shores if I'm not mistaken

The Evolution packs? They've been around for a while, Grimlock too. I'm waiting for the Optimus pack, September apparently, roll on...

I'm thinking that if Wave 2 of the deluxes ever see a release then Strafe isn't gonna sell very well, why would you buy him without the minicon?

I've been thinking that too. Between the evolution pack and the Asda 3 pack for only a couple more quid we may still be seeing him when the next film comes out. That's if wave 2 ever lands here, which is anyone's guess.

News Credits: 4 · Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:33 pm

Bring on "a wee while ago and a couple weeks ago" Optimus pack! Also, Arcee (Chromia) are on my TFSource gigantic, 3 months wages worth of disposable income stack.

Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:34 am

I forgot to post, but a couple of weeks ago I visited Warrington toys r us and they had the deluxes with the little minicon guys in, they had Strafe and slug and the new bumblebee, none of which are any interest to me (skipping out on tf4 toys completely and entirely) they also had the energon grimlock/movie grimlock two pick, didn't have the swoop one though unfortunately, they still have two metroplexes at full price. The Year of the horse Optimus and Starscream also still there full priced. Asda in Warrington has the repainted 2 packs (grimlock from energon doomlock, strafe from terrorsaur mold etc.)

I have Jhiaxus and Windblade up for pre-order with Star action figures as they were a few pound cheaper than kapow (which had there's in stock this past week which I hope means star action figures will have theirs in stock soon) and I pre-ordered Brainstorm from Kapow, excited for Brainstorm

News Credits: 6 · Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:49 am

Lockdown91 wrote:I forgot to post, but a couple of weeks ago I visited Warrington toys r us and they had the deluxes with the little minicon guys in, they had Strafe and slug and the new bumblebee, none of which are any interest to me (skipping out on tf4 toys completely and entirely) they also had the energon grimlock/movie grimlock two pick, didn't have the swoop one though unfortunately, they still have two metroplexes at full price. The Year of the horse Optimus and Starscream also still there full priced. Asda in Warrington has the repainted 2 packs (grimlock from energon doomlock, strafe from terrorsaur mold etc.)

I have Jhiaxus and Windblade up for pre-order with Star action figures as they were a few pound cheaper than kapow (which had there's in stock this past week which I hope means star action figures will have theirs in stock soon) and I pre-ordered Brainstorm from Kapow, excited for Brainstorm

I was actually thinking about driving all the way to cardiff to pick up the only Metroplex that's left for click and collect online. It's good to know I can still pick up a metroplex as close as Warrington.

Just need to go about convincing a parent to drive me up there now.

News Credits: 4 · Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:03 pm

Windblade, Jhaxius, Nightbeat and Crosscut turned up today.

Jhaxius is reaaaaaaaaaally day-glow orange. Windblade is a nice solid transformation, but doesn't fit together too well in jet mode and her instructions do not show how to attach her sheath on her hip(its rather easy to see how the hilt tab slots in the slit on he hip or attaches on her back(which is shown).

Crosscut is very nice although the paint is on the inside of his hands meaning it will rub off soon with use. The red on him is really vibrant.

Been spending way too much on TF's recently with all the botcon stuff, got to scale back.

News Credits: 14 · Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:14 am

Not sure if this has been said or how long its been up, but Transformers Platinum Optimus Prime and Platinum Supreme Starscream are both £99 each on Toys 'R' Us website!

£25 more with Kapow and I could get the Asia Reissue in proper Op colours!

News Credits: 5 · Sat Aug 30, 2014 12:48 pm

So the 2 pack of Silver Knight DOTM Optimus and cycling shorts FOC Grimlock has been spotted in Tesco for £30. Not in my neck of the woods but I'll keep looking, yay for chrome.

News Credits: 1350 · Sat Aug 30, 2014 6:31 pm

And just like that all the Asdas around me have stopped with the TF products, either the two packs sold really well or they only got a limited stock in. Either way I'm annoyed that I missed out on getting guildart...For now.

News Credits: 6 · Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:56 am

ZeroWolf wrote:And just like that all the Asdas around me have stopped with the TF products, either the two packs sold really well or they only got a limited stock in. Either way I'm annoyed that I missed out on getting guildart...For now.

It's the same down my neck of the woods too. I went back with the intention of pick up the cruellock 2 pack and all they had left was the terrorsaur one, all the kreons and the shelf display they were on are all long gone. It seems as though they sold out. Besides the terrorsaur they still had one legends grimlock and a few left from the legends wave 1. Even most of the one step changers and stuff seemed to have sold out.

News Credits: 14 · Tue Sep 02, 2014 5:51 am

You know what, I still cant believe the amount of no-shows for Transformers figures here in the UK?

Generations - Skids, Springer, Sandstorm, Blitzwing, Doubledealer
Prime - Breakdown, Shockwave, Jet Vehicon, Unicron
FoC - Ruination/Wreckers

Probably more that I cant remember too.
Am I correct in saying all of these Deluxe and Voyager figures where released throughout last year overseas?

What are Hasbro UK playing at? :-?