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News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:09 am

Prime pack is full price.

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:36 pm

I can't believe there are one-step things I want. I can believe I can't find them. I did find some Beast Hunters Construct Bots though.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:47 pm

Where did you find the beast Hunter construct a bots?

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:18 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Where did you find the beast Hunter construct a bots?

A place called The Original Factory Shop which appeared mysteriously next to Tesco but nobody remembers when. They often have cheap Botshots and Cyberverse vehicles, tonight they had BH CB Prime, Shockwave and Skystalker £8 each and the Smokescreen Skyclaw and Bumblebee Driller £15 each.

News Credits: 6 · by **MemphisR56** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 6:17 am

They must be imports :-?

The shockwave CV Commander wave never turned up here. Or it did, it just didn't have shockwave in it.

Keep your eyes peeled incase the voyager shockwave turns up there. :-B

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 6:25 am

Some cheap shops do get transformers imports here and there so it's not out of the question. Just wish I could find the wholesale sites they used.

News Credits: 6 · by **MemphisR56** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 6:30 am

How are things progressing with setting up your own TF toy business ZW?
Would you wholesale directly from Hasbro UK? I imagine the Supply Chain for things like Masterpiece gets very complicated.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:15 am

MemphisR56 wrote:How are things progressing with setting up your own TF toy business ZW?
Would you wholesale directly from Hasbro UK? I imagine the Supply Chain for things like Masterpiece gets very complicated.

At the current moment I'm not dealing with them as I know they won't offer me much as toys r us have multiple exclusives generations and masterpieces being some of the things I'll get shot down over.

But I do have several suppliers who can help me with takara masterpieces

News Credits: 1 · by **SkyWarpsGhost** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:50 am

Syn_13 wrote:
Crankcase79 wrote:Got my Brainstorm from Kapow! Woohoo! Tried uploading photos but just got a message saying file too large.

Awesome, how is he? Have you encountered any issues with the head?

I was thinking of waiting out on the Takara version, but there doesn't seem to be a big difference.

I have the same issue with the head not releasing that some reviewers mentioned. I can get it off by using Peaughs method, but it's still mega tight

I also had a lot of plastic flash on Arcana too.

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:19 pm

MemphisR56 wrote:They must be imports
The shockwave CV Commander wave never turned up here. Or it did, it just didn't have shockwave in it.

Keep your eyes peeled incase the voyager shockwave turns up there.

This was the Beast Hunters Construct Bot Shockwave. Did you not get Cyberverse Shockwave? I got one in Tesco and saw them in Argos too. As for the voyager, I looked for so long I can still see it in the corners of my eyes.

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:26 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Some cheap shops do get transformers imports here and there so it's not out of the question. Just wish I could find the wholesale sites they used.

I've heard that this place had the Beast Hunters stuff, http://www.xs-stock.co.uk/toys/.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:54 pm

Thanks

has some of the construct a bot stuff left. Question is, is there a demand for construct a bots? Personally I love the blighters but I hardly see kids looking at them.

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:49 pm

I've seen a lot of great customs from people who buy multiples, like a sub-hobby. I was only going to get Soundwave to go on my SW shrine but when the discounts hit I ended up with them all. I haven't got ambitious with the custom builds yet but I can see it being a can of worms for a certain type of person.

Edit. This is where I found them, their website is a dick. http://www.theoriginalfactoryshop.co.uk ... d-a-store/

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 5:01 pm

Some of the customs are fantastic, I've thought about a menasor (good idea how to do it).

News Credits: 6 · by **MemphisR56** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 5:24 am

Ravage XK wrote:Prime pack is full price.

I got a toys r us christmas catalogue/leaflet thingie through the door yesterday and in it the Prime 2 pack was listed as being on offer for £29.99. Absolute bargain for a chromed out classics prime mold.

Also Judging by just how hard Constructabots seem to be shelfwarming everywhere, even at the discount stores, I don't think they're doing too well here.

I picked up Constructabots Shockwave a while ago now and he's been filling in the shockwave role among my classics decepticons. Doesn't quite fit the aesthic completely, but he feels a little more in step than the FOC Shockwave.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:19 am

Well b&m now have the beast hunter deluxes in as well as oversized ko's of the movie arcee mold (in stylish blue) and camshaft. ..In original colours more or less. They are about ultra size maybe a bit smaller. They've had knock offs for a while but they were more generic while these two are the first I've seen in a while to upsize hasbro molds.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 4:52 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Well b&m now have the beast hunter deluxes in as well as oversized ko's of the movie arcee mold (in stylish blue) and camshaft. ..In original colours more or less. They are about ultra size maybe a bit smaller. They've had knock offs for a while but they were more generic while these two are the first I've seen in a while to upsize hasbro molds.

I havent been over to a B & M Home Store for ages, might persude the missus to head over tomorrow for a browse!

Found this crazy kid on their website, looks like one of those KO Gundam style bots you see in 99p Stores/Poundland stores but with a awesome cranium weapon! :lol:

http://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/air-robot-helicopter-293512

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:54 pm

Forgot to mention, for all you folk after a Generaions Leader Jetfire, Tony @ Chimungmung.com has a November special running.
You could get him new and loose (saving on packaging) for roughly £35 delvered to the UK! :grin:

http://chimungmung.com/product_info.php?products_id=2143&osCsid=jn45u13i0qevuqcn73uboq7d35

But whilst typing I checked Kapow Toys and I could get the same but with a box delivered for £41.50! :-?

http://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformers-generations-leader-jetfire-skyfire.html

I also need a Generations Voyager Springer and noticed Kapow had some overstocks, now being offered at £23.50 delivered!

http://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformers-generations-voyager-springer.html

Lets see what I have left over come the 30th... :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:06 pm

I keep seeing them as well :lol:

They also have a fighting set in seemingly using gundam knock offs. There's a few other transformers wannabes doingdoing the rounds. Asda have the Mars converter range (though one of them is a bulldozer that looks like it has a fun transformation) and poundstrechers have more generic looking car transformers in for fiver a piece. As I was looking at them, I was getting ideas for a car gestalt.

What do you think the chances are that Asda will get those two packs in again for Xmas? Missed out on the cruel lock repaint and the beast wars 2 Dino.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 7:27 pm

My nearest Asda Superstore is a 20 minute car ride away and I dont drive! #-o

Their website is telling us that Walmarts Black Friday is coming next week with Earth shattering prices!

Sounds intersesting!

http://www.asda.com/blackfriday/index.html?platform=your_asda

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:09 pm

Sup guys.

Guess I'm back on this site.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:57 pm

Sup, insurge. Guess you've been gone from here a while?

In other news my local b&m expanded their beast hunter stuff with Rachet and a couple of dreadwings. Everywhere else is as usual.

Though I'm happy as a heap of beast wars stuff will be heading my way

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 2:05 pm

Spotted in Norwich TRU: Legion Grimlock and Strafe (BH repaints).

Nothing else, really, but some prices are down.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:38 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Sup, insurge. Guess you've been gone from here a while?

Since just before ROTF came out. The venom and bile just got too much for me at a constant basis across the entire forum so I jumped ship. But my current haunts are shutting down, and since this place seems to be somewhat civilised again, I figured I'd come back. Though I doubt anyone I knew from back then is still around.

But hi everyone! This still the Official Disgruntled Brits, or has everyone become.... gruntled? I guess would be the phrase?

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:53 pm

From as far as I can tell we still have abandonment issues with Hasbro but we have many, many ways around it. The rest of the forum is more mellow though there's still some snarkiness around but the admins keep things in check even if it means letting some users have their own threads to contain the madness.