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Comment by Stuartmaximus
Jul 4, 2015
No point in us Brits getting too excited! Coz we probably won't see him hitting here in the UK anytime soon, this side of Christmas anyway, at least where the bricks & mortar stores are concerned!(TRU, Smyths, The Entertainer, A1 Toys ect) with the exception of him maybe turning up at any UK Comicon(the Glasgow one is coming up) or toyfair....that is.
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If it's any consolation, TRU Australia will also be importing Takara Tomy's Devastator.
Comment by Burn
Jul 5, 2015
Stuartmaximus wrote:No point in us Brits getting too excited! Coz we probably won't see him hitting here in the UK anytime soon, this side of Christmas anyway, at least where the bricks & mortar stores are concerned!(TRU, Smyths, The Entertainer, A1 Toys ect) with the exception of him maybe turning up at any UK Comicon(the Glasgow one is coming up) or toyfair....that is.
If it's any consolation, TRU Australia will also be importing Takara Tomy's Devastator.
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Comment by ZeroWolf
Jul 5, 2015
Stu, we got metroplex not long after release everywhere. Granted it was only tru (I can see that being the same for devy mind) but let's just wait and see what happens
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As i've mentioned before....it WASN'T everywhere! Toys R Us in Glasgow, Scotland NEVER got Metroplex in! I had to get mine at Comicon, Glasgow, last year! so I'm skeptical if Toys R Us G L A S G O W!!! will be getting Devy in, but I'm more hopeful that I may get it at Comicon AGAIN this year, in Glasgow.
But I was just banging on about how stores like Toys R Us in places LIKE Glasgow.....seem to miss out on those exclusive releases that other Toys R Us stores in OTHER parts of the country, seem to enjoy.
Comment by Stuartmaximus
Jul 5, 2015
ZeroWolf wrote:Stu, we got metroplex not long after release everywhere. Granted it was only tru (I can see that being the same for devy mind) but let's just wait and see what happens
As i've mentioned before....it WASN'T everywhere! Toys R Us in Glasgow, Scotland NEVER got Metroplex in! I had to get mine at Comicon, Glasgow, last year! so I'm skeptical if Toys R Us G L A S G O W!!! will be getting Devy in, but I'm more hopeful that I may get it at Comicon AGAIN this year, in Glasgow.
But I was just banging on about how stores like Toys R Us in places LIKE Glasgow.....seem to miss out on those exclusive releases that other Toys R Us stores in OTHER parts of the country, seem to enjoy.
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Comment by ZeroWolf
Jul 5, 2015
Yeah but your post before made it seem like the whole of the UK may miss out when it's...unlikely. as to why there is different distribution in one part of the landmass to the other well, that's just typical hasbro UK isn't
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Speaking of Toy Fair. It appears that Hasbro have pulled out of UK Toy Fair 2016. Not surprised, shows how much they care about us over here!
Comment by Syn_13
Jul 5, 2015
Stuartmaximus wrote:No point in us Brits getting too excited! Coz we probably won't see him hitting here in the UK anytime soon, this side of Christmas anyway, at least where the bricks & mortar stores are concerned!(TRU, Smyths, The Entertainer, A1 Toys ect) with the exception of him maybe turning up at any UK Comicon(the Glasgow one is coming up) or toyfair....that is.
Speaking of Toy Fair. It appears that Hasbro have pulled out of UK Toy Fair 2016. Not surprised, shows how much they care about us over here!
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Didn't realise they were there thus year or in the past...
Comment by ZeroWolf
Jul 5, 2015
Syn_13 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:No point in us Brits getting too excited! Coz we probably won't see him hitting here in the UK anytime soon, this side of Christmas anyway, at least where the bricks & mortar stores are concerned!(TRU, Smyths, The Entertainer, A1 Toys ect) with the exception of him maybe turning up at any UK Comicon(the Glasgow one is coming up) or toyfair....that is.
Speaking of Toy Fair. It appears that Hasbro have pulled out of UK Toy Fair 2016. Not surprised, shows how much they care about us over here!
Didn't realise they were there thus year or in the past...
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Is the UK market that small?
Comment by fenrir72
Jul 5, 2015
ZeroWolf wrote:Syn_13 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:No point in us Brits getting too excited! Coz we probably won't see him hitting here in the UK anytime soon, this side of Christmas anyway, at least where the bricks & mortar stores are concerned!(TRU, Smyths, The Entertainer, A1 Toys ect) with the exception of him maybe turning up at any UK Comicon(the Glasgow one is coming up) or toyfair....that is.
Speaking of Toy Fair. It appears that Hasbro have pulled out of UK Toy Fair 2016. Not surprised, shows how much they care about us over here!
Didn't realise they were there thus year or in the past...
Is the UK market that small?
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Comment by Bouncy X
Jul 5, 2015
much cheaper than i expected as our prices oftentimes suck.
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Comment by Burn
Jul 5, 2015
A challenge for all those who don't like Mixmaster being given the alt mode of a "modern" cement truck.
One of the biggest reasons for not liking it is because none of the others got a "modern" update. Would some of those people care to post some pictures of some "modern" alt modes for the other five Constructicons?
One of the biggest reasons for not liking it is because none of the others got a "modern" update. Would some of those people care to post some pictures of some "modern" alt modes for the other five Constructicons?
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Though, Mixmaster is done as that kind of cement mixer not simply to be modernized, but also because that type of design is what the great big mining cement mixers look like, and all six of the Constructicons in this set are rendered as the giant mining versions of their respective altmode vehicles. The rear-mounted cement mixer design nowadays is used on the smaller-scale ones, while the bigger-scale mining ones use the front-mounted mixers. It's because they're all giant mining construction vehicles now that Mixmaster got his new look.
Comment by Sabrblade
Jul 5, 2015
All six of them are modern. It's just that the other five are based on vehicle types whose designs haven't changed as much in appearance as the look of that type of cement mixer has.Burn wrote:A challenge for all those who don't like Mixmaster being given the alt mode of a "modern" cement truck.
One of the biggest reasons for not liking it is because none of the others got a "modern" update. Would some of those people care to post some pictures of some "modern" alt modes for the other five Constructicons?
Though, Mixmaster is done as that kind of cement mixer not simply to be modernized, but also because that type of design is what the great big mining cement mixers look like, and all six of the Constructicons in this set are rendered as the giant mining versions of their respective altmode vehicles. The rear-mounted cement mixer design nowadays is used on the smaller-scale ones, while the bigger-scale mining ones use the front-mounted mixers. It's because they're all giant mining construction vehicles now that Mixmaster got his new look.
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Comment by Burn
Jul 5, 2015
So complaining about Mixmaster's modern take is pointless because all the others have been updated as well. Concrete trucks have changed the most in the last 30 years.
Sorted.
Sorted.
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And yet the complaining continues. I wonder why?
We didn't get much complaints when Metroflex came without Slammer or Six-gun.
Some complaints on Jetfire's faux cockpit.
Only one member complained when we got A/B. OffRoad not to much.
Then we also have the scale issues and the elbows now that TT released an updated version of the update.
Is familiarity with a particular symbol/person/vehicle so deep routed? That the particular psychological comfort zone so much disturbed that the crutch it serve to root one to reality has been so destabilized?
Makes a good case study in Psychology/Psychiatry. OCD to the max? Neurosis to the next level?
Comment by fenrir72
Jul 5, 2015
Burn wrote:So complaining about Mixmaster's modern take is pointless because all the others have been updated as well. Concrete trucks have changed the most in the last 30 years.
Sorted.
And yet the complaining continues. I wonder why?
We didn't get much complaints when Metroflex came without Slammer or Six-gun.
Some complaints on Jetfire's faux cockpit.
Only one member complained when we got A/B. OffRoad not to much.
Then we also have the scale issues and the elbows now that TT released an updated version of the update.
Is familiarity with a particular symbol/person/vehicle so deep routed? That the particular psychological comfort zone so much disturbed that the crutch it serve to root one to reality has been so destabilized?
Makes a good case study in Psychology/Psychiatry. OCD to the max? Neurosis to the next level?
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Comment by william-james88
Jul 5, 2015
I think the fact that it is modern or not doesnt matter to some people. Some wanted a G1 version to the max and are not getting it, and of all the components because it is Cement Mixers that have changed the most, that is the one that sticks out the most. If he was turned the other way would there be different arguments for him not being G1 enough? Maybe.
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Comment by Arctorro
Jul 6, 2015
You keep spouting that you hate that Hasbro are taking traditionally non combining characters and making them combiners then vigorously defend your right to express that opinion. However, whenever anyone says they don't like Mixmaster's alt mode, by expressing their opinion, you call it pointless? Right.Burn wrote:So complaining about Mixmaster's modern take is pointless because all the others have been updated as well. Concrete trucks have changed the most in the last 30 years.
Sorted.
You keep mentioning alt mode scale. Why? Look at the deluxe class, sure a couple of cars scale well with each other and a couple of jets scale well with each other, but when you look at the entire line there is NO alt mode scale. As Burn would say, pointless.Sabrblade wrote:Though, Mixmaster is done as that kind of cement mixer not simply to be modernized, but also because that type of design is what the great big mining cement mixers look like, and all six of the Constructicons in this set are rendered as the giant mining versions of their respective altmode vehicles. The rear-mounted cement mixer design nowadays is used on the smaller-scale ones, while the bigger-scale mining ones use the front-mounted mixers. It's because they're all giant mining construction vehicles now that Mixmaster got his new look.
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You can't please them all I guess............humans....
Comment by fenrir72
Jul 6, 2015
Arctorro wrote:You keep spouting that you hate that Hasbro are taking traditionally non combining characters and making them combiners then vigorously defend your right to express that opinion. However, whenever anyone says they don't like Mixmaster's alt mode, by expressing their opinion, you call it pointless? Right.Burn wrote:So complaining about Mixmaster's modern take is pointless because all the others have been updated as well. Concrete trucks have changed the most in the last 30 years.
Sorted.You keep mentioning alt mode scale. Why? Look at the deluxe class, sure a couple of cars scale well with each other and a couple of jets scale well with each other, but when you look at the entire line there is NO alt mode scale. As Burn would say, pointless.Sabrblade wrote:Though, Mixmaster is done as that kind of cement mixer not simply to be modernized, but also because that type of design is what the great big mining cement mixers look like, and all six of the Constructicons in this set are rendered as the giant mining versions of their respective altmode vehicles. The rear-mounted cement mixer design nowadays is used on the smaller-scale ones, while the bigger-scale mining ones use the front-mounted mixers. It's because they're all giant mining construction vehicles now that Mixmaster got his new look.
You can't please them all I guess............humans....
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Comment by ZeroWolf
Jul 6, 2015
I believe the point was that the constructicons, in their little gift set, actually scale wothb
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Comment by ZeroWolf
Jul 6, 2015
I believe the point was that the constructicons, in their little gift set, actually scale with each other like the others do in their own little groups.
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Then there are the Legends team members that Hasbro consider to be officially part of the teams. Does Powerglide scale well?
What I'm saying is; at no point does alt mode scale work in this line, or any line for that matter, so why was it so important to make one figure scale in alt mode. Hasbro made a choice, some like it and others don't, but as my point was, why say someone's opinion is pointless just because it is different.
Comment by Arctorro
Jul 6, 2015
So you believe that Silverbolt scales with his team mates? The Protectobots are even worse, Streetwise and First Aid are really the only ones that scale with each other. Don't even get me started on the Combaticons! Hell, even the Stunticons don't scale well.ZeroWolf wrote:I believe the point was that the constructicons, in their little gift set, actually scale with each other like the others do in their own little groups.
Then there are the Legends team members that Hasbro consider to be officially part of the teams. Does Powerglide scale well?
What I'm saying is; at no point does alt mode scale work in this line, or any line for that matter, so why was it so important to make one figure scale in alt mode. Hasbro made a choice, some like it and others don't, but as my point was, why say someone's opinion is pointless just because it is different.
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As Sabrblade has pointed out, the others WERE updated. Would you prefer I used the term "wrong" instead of "pointless"?
Comment by Burn
Jul 6, 2015
Arctorro wrote:You keep spouting that you hate that Hasbro are taking traditionally non combining characters and making them combiners then vigorously defend your right to express that opinion. However, whenever anyone says they don't like Mixmaster's alt mode, by expressing their opinion, you call it pointless? Right.Burn wrote:So complaining about Mixmaster's modern take is pointless because all the others have been updated as well. Concrete trucks have changed the most in the last 30 years.
Sorted.
Common complaint about Mixmaster wrote:I don't like Mixmaster's updated modern alt mode because none of the others were given a modern update
As Sabrblade has pointed out, the others WERE updated. Would you prefer I used the term "wrong" instead of "pointless"?
