Btech Hound

StoneCold Skywarp · Post by **StoneCold Skywarp** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:17 am

Just bolted to the front door to stop the mailguy taking away my Binaltech Hound& furthering my wait to own the toy.

Absolutely rocks, transformation's a lot easier than the other two I have (damn HLJ, damn them) despite the Japanese instructions being a pain.

Posability wise he's very stumpy as compared to the others, but sits nicely with them.

Enjoy.

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:31 am

His legs look more solid than in the Hasbro pic I saw...

http://www.robot-japan.com/Images4/Alte ... -hound.JPG

Only thing that bothers me is that spare tyre. Overall I like the look of him much more than Sideswipe. Maybe it's just 'cause I don't really like sports cars, but it's nice to see some signs of variation from the formula in the Alternators line. Gives me hope for a Mirage...

Civ · Post by **Civ** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:56 am

Damn this is exciting. I hope my BTech Hound and BTech Silverstreak arrive soon.

BigMaki · Post by **BigMaki** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:50 pm

Dear lord, Friday can't come soon enough. GO UPS, GO!

Civ · Post by **Civ** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:57 pm

Originally posted by BigMaki
Dear lord, Friday can't come soon enough. GO UPS, GO!

I couldn't agree more. COME ON, MAIL!! MOVE IT!! MOVE IT!! MOVE IT!!

cocorubs · Post by **cocorubs** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:39 am

I see all of you guys are into the Binaltech line. Do you think that Alternator Line is just as good? I just bought my first two alternators, Sideswipe and Smokescreen. I will leave them in the box for a while. I have no time, I will just look at them and enjoy them for now. Do you think the Alternator line is just as good as the Binaltech line?

The Hasbro line is cheaper. I would get the Binaltech line, but I want to save money for now. I am currently getting the Takara Reissues of Megatron, Optimus Prime, Starscream, and Takara #12, the six car set with Warpath, Bumblebee, and 4 others. I just was at Wal-Mart tonight, and saw Sideswipe and Smokescreen Alternators sitting there, and just decided to get those 2. I am starting to collect the Alternator Line.

Is this a good choice or not?

StoneCold Skywarp · Post by **StoneCold Skywarp** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 1:15 pm

the only real difference between the actual toys is that Hasbro's Alternators are made of plastic, whereas the Binaltech line has die-cast metal parts. It's a matter of preference really, that + the fact it's easier for me to get ahold of the Binaltech...

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:57 pm

Now do a review for me to put up.

MikeB · Post by **MikeB** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:56 pm

How much do the binaltech figures actually cost from HLJ including shipping? Are they cheaper than the Â£40 i'd be looking at on ebay?

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:13 pm

Archonia would be the best choice for Europe, they offer a BT toy for a little more than 50 â‚¬ including shipping (regular mail, UPS is more expensive). Don't know whether they ship to the Britain, though.

Post by **Sades** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:56 pm

Gotta say, once the Alternator versions are released it's going to be difficult to choose between this one and Dead End...

StoneCold Skywarp · Post by **StoneCold Skywarp** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:11 pm

Originally posted by MikeB
How much do the binaltech figures actually cost from HLJ including shipping? Are they cheaper than the Â£40 i'd be looking at on ebay?

Cost of the figure + s&h (at the rate of exchange) was about Â£31.40 iirc

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You guys are into Binaltech, what about Hasbro?