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ganon578 · Post by **ganon578** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 5:02 pm

I have no willpower. Picked up Armada Starscream yesterday.

So far I am very pleased with him. Never was into anything from the Unicron Trilogy, so this one marks a special occasion for me (actually I heard the included comic pegged the design as a new body for G1 Starscream, so it was right up my alley). As a toy he's pretty awesome - well balanced, good colors and paint, and he's got a nice, pissed-off look on his face. The jet mode is kinda weird in my opinion, but that just has to do more with the Armada design than anything else.

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 9:00 pm

Whirl's awesome, although I doubt there'll be many unbroken ones around in years to come. And I hate stickers -- rarely manage to get them exactly enough in position.

Paul053 · Post by **Paul053** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 2:44 pm

Thunderwave wrote:Armada Starscream is...pretty neat. His jet mode is a pretty. His swords fold up and store under his wings. Said wings are on ball joints to give added poseability in robot mode. His articulation isn't perfect, but still very good. His arms are on a hinge and swivel arrangement. The hinged part has an "armpit" piece that is detailed to look like cables so when he lifts his arm it doesn't look really off. He's got 4 mini-con ports, two on his engines/backpack, and one on each arm. While not really necessary these days it's a nice touch.

Does his see through hollow lower leg bother you? I couldn't make my mind of getting him because of this.

Paul053 · Post by **Paul053** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 2:46 pm

Thunderwave wrote:That Predaking is $17.50 at my local Targets. The tag on him reads $37, but the price scanner says otherwise. They've been hyper aggressive with their clearance and, on occasion, it'll ring up even less at the register.

My local target marked him at $27 but beeped at $13.74. Cheaper than a deluxe. So I got one for my son.

Post by **Clay** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:46 pm

Paul053 wrote:My local target marked him at $27 but beeped at $13.74. Cheaper than a deluxe. So I got one for my son.

Did they have any more left?

Paul053 · Post by **Paul053** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:46 pm

Clay wrote:Did they have any more left?

3 left this morning.

Skyquake87 · Post by **Skyquake87** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:56 pm

Micromaster Base Skyhopper

Holy f**k this is awesome! Absolutely love it. Definitely the best of these base/ playset things I've picked up so far.

Thunderwave · Post by **Thunderwave** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:21 am

Paul053 wrote:Does his see through hollow lower leg bother you? I couldn't make my mind of getting him because of this.

The fin folds up and fills in the gap nicely. I hadn't noticed it until you said something. So no, it doesn't bother me. Heh.

HeavyArms · Post by **HeavyArms** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:55 am

Bought Prime Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus yesterday along with a couple of other items.

Slowly coming back from my virtual non-existent TF purchasing from last year.

HotShot81 · Post by **HotShot81** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:55 pm

For $20, I got the following

All Transformer Prime Beast Hunters Deluxe sized figures

Knockout
Dreadwing
Lazerback
Skystalker (Felt sorry for him, Rachet and him aren't selling)

numbat · Post by **numbat** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:03 pm

Denyer wrote:And I hate stickers -- rarely manage to get them exactly enough in position.

I don't mind stickers if they're high quality. I understand why they were necessary for Generations Metroplex - would be way to expensive to paint him to a high level, and leaving him blank could look bland for some people. I always did enjoy putting the stickers on as a kid, so there's that nostalgia too. So long as they are not replacing painted detail, but enhancing it, I'm cool with stickers, but I'm not entirely sure why they seem to be getting used on the new Generations figures (as far as I see from photos - I've never seen anything beyond Orion Pax, IDW Megatron or FoC Grimlock and Soundwave in person).

As to putting them on, well, as sad as I am I use my dissection kit that I use for identifying invertebrates under a microscope! (I don't use the microscope for stickers though!) I find the precision forceps make a huge difference - especially with the fiddly wee ones, or Reprolabels ones that need to match say sponsor adverts between panels on the DOTM Deluxe Wreckers.

Knightdramon · Post by **Knightdramon** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:17 pm

Ah stickers, funny thing.

One of my fondest memories in toy collecting was putting on the stickers on my VF19 Fire Valkyrie while having a playlist on youtube with Fire Bomber songs; the singer is the pilot of that mecha, in-universe.

One of my worst memories in toy collecting was putting on the stickers on the japanese Prime RID figures. These figures were NOT designed for stickers, and those damn stickers didn't really want to stay on during transformation or handling either. I ended up taking them off and painting my Breakdown with markers.

But I generally greatly appreciate stickers on Whirl and what we see on Roadbuster. These are mech detail stickers seemingly included to emulate the original, non-TF mould details.

And both figures are the right shade of colour with the right details without them, so it's a win-win situation.

Post by **Denyer** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:42 pm

Defence Specialist from the Kapow sale. He's a little bit on the big side next to Masterpiece stuff, and I've left him as First Aid rather than Ratchet... although he's currently holding a sword as well as the gun...

Skyquake87 · Post by **Skyquake87** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:29 pm

Micromaster Groundshaker. My this guy is tons of fun. The APC is a right beast to trundle along the carpet before cracking out that defensive platform. Groundshaker's rather plentiful weaponry does raise an eyebrow though...compensating much..?

Terome · Post by **Terome** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:14 pm

Finally got Springer and Waspinator in a lovely package of green. Springer is exactly as good as everyone says he is. Maybe I should get a Demolition Crue to back him up?

Waspinator is a ton of fun - he looks spot on in robot mode and the wasp mode wears the necessary compromises well enough, especially if seen from above. Am trying to find a place to put them both.

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:08 pm

Can recommend the not-Jumpstarters, and they're in the sale over here --

http://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/mech-ideas-d ... -of-2.html

Knightdramon · Post by **Knightdramon** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:48 pm

Random question that's more likely to be answered in here...

Anybody in the UK bought anything from omegalock? What was shipping like? Their prices on what's in stock are the best I see in the UK, but if shipping is more expensive than usual, then it just evens out.

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 10:23 pm

Got two things on pre-order with them, can let you know what service is like when they turn up. Shipping was 4.50 on one and 5.50 on the other, both largish items.

edit: eBay feedback is good;

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI ... 2531.l4585

and skimming Facebook not seeing hordes of angry customers

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Omegaloc ... 1078684949

Expecting both things I've ordered to be affected by Chinese New Year randomness.

edit2: Plus they list a genuine postal address, have gone through the basics of registering as a legal entity etc.

http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/t ... e-(uk[/url)

I'd say the owner and operator is running a small family business, and has the fluency in Chinese to deal fairly directly with the import matters.

Post by **Blackjack** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 10:10 am

Rhinox! Should arrive tomorrow.

HeavyArms · Post by **HeavyArms** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:16 am

Bought Prime BH Grim Wing from Target on Wednesday, next up is Lazerback.