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by Denyer
Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Latest Non-TF Toy Acquisitions
Replies: 1581
Views: 437037

Re: Your Latest Non-TF Toy Acquisitions

Mostly avoiding anything Masterverse that I've got a Classics figures of (or Origins or vintage of to be honest) but Halloween costume Evil Lyn is a novelty -- https://toyhabits.com/skelesorceress-evil-lyn-v2-masterverse-wave-7-review/ The design work in Revelation is decent even if the scripting an...
by Denyer
Sun May 28, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: Transformers Toys & Merchandise
Topic: POST YOUR NEWEST ACQUISITIONS!
Replies: 7244
Views: 1504738

Re: POST YOUR NEWEST ACQUISITIONS!

That's kind of what I like about the TR WIndblade (which is the only one I kept) -- that it's a utilitarian design. The original and the RID one are spindly and insubstantial by comparison, and whilst the arms on the TR do somewhat continue that the rest has a bit of character beyond anime stereotyp...
by Denyer
Sun May 28, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is your opinion?
Replies: 4
Views: 1113

Re: What is your opinion?

Ah yes, the obvious thing for Fox "News" to get upset about in a show about functionally immortal alien machine life that's been at war for as long as we've had ancestors.

Didn't Cyberverse have everyone's favourite cannibalistic serial murderer, Skullcruncher?
by Denyer
Sun May 28, 2023 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Show Me Your Kitties.
Replies: 4
Views: 118

Re: Show Me Your Kitties.

I think you've seen the others. Mina can be very affectionate despite being named in reference to Gary Oldman's Dracula.

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by Denyer
Sun May 28, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Latest Non-TF Toy Acquisitions
Replies: 1581
Views: 437037

Re: Your Latest Non-TF Toy Acquisitions

Not sure if this'll show as Imgur have apparently analysed it as possibly containing adult or erotic imagery (because it contains more than two square millimetres of skin tone?) Got two out of the three of the Excalibur box set, and at some stage if I get another airbrush might have a go at the oran...
by Denyer
Sat May 27, 2023 3:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marvel have got the rights back to ROM
Replies: 2
Views: 101

Re: Marvel have got the rights back to ROM

Would possibly be interested in that, if it was given more attention to the source material than the IDW take. Read quite a good op-ed take on Visionaries; http://saturdayshowcase.blogspot.com/2011/10/our-final-thoughts-on-visionaries.html Agree that factoring in a sides-switch for one or two waveri...
by Denyer
Thu May 18, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: Transformers Toys & Merchandise
Topic: POST YOUR NEWEST ACQUISITIONS!
Replies: 7244
Views: 1504738

Re: POST YOUR NEWEST ACQUISITIONS!

Looks a lot better than the original, anyway. And some of the promo pics look better than the first ones that were shared... I've been tipped over into ordering one whilst they're still around and being reduced. It's partly subgroup completism, since I've got Crosshairs and Scoop can fill in for Sur...
by Denyer
Thu May 18, 2023 8:17 am
Forum: Website
Topic: Probable forum upgrade this weekend
Replies: 6
Views: 1351

Re: Probable forum upgrade this weekend

Hey. The TF and WF RPG forums are archived, including "staff" forums and I think appropriate permissions were set at the time for the latter -- https://tfarchive.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=57 The threads from the series forums are in the main TF one, with prefixes if it was clear what seri...
by Denyer
Sat May 13, 2023 3:05 pm
Forum: Transformers Media / Fandom
Topic: Thunderclash Goes Bananas – One shot charity comic
Replies: 1
Views: 78

Re: Thunderclash Goes Bananas – One shot charity comic

Looks fun, saw on Twitter earlier in the week and ordered. :up:
by Denyer
Thu May 11, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: Transformers Toys & Merchandise
Topic: Grumpy old men: armchair brand management
Replies: 122
Views: 41650

Re: Grumpy old men: armchair brand management

The thing is, for a proportion (possibly a large proportion) of the 20-25% of sales that are to adults for personal interest the bubble isn't single-use in the sense of throwing away, any more than the figure is. I open almost everything and get stuff online -- but displaying in packaging seems to b...
by Denyer
Mon May 08, 2023 2:13 pm
Forum: Transformers Toys & Merchandise
Topic: Grumpy old men: armchair brand management
Replies: 122
Views: 41650

Re: Grumpy old men: armchair brand management

I think they're being optimistic if they think that that'll stave off the End Times for action figures. The WotC debacle(s) seem to indicate a company that's flailing whilst trying to monetise a shrinking customer base harder. Yes, closed box particularly hurts sales to adult collectors who make up ...
by Denyer
Mon May 08, 2023 2:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Latest Non-TF Toy Acquisitions
Replies: 1581
Views: 437037

Re: Your Latest Non-TF Toy Acquisitions

I don't get who the audiences for all of the crossover two-packs of Turtles are, but they keep appearing so presumably there's a hardcore market. Apparently there's a MOTU/Turtles crossover line coming. I got the four main characters from whatever large and articulated retro line was current in TRU ...
by Denyer
Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:23 pm
Forum: Transformers Media / Fandom
Topic: Expectations on new Transformers comic.
Replies: 20
Views: 3433

Re: Expectations on new Transformers comic.

There's a fair amount of precedent for "beast" characters in a Unicron storyline with the UT series, other comics, the Japanese BW sequels, etc.
by Denyer
Thu Apr 27, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General LEGO discussion (inc. collectible minifigs)
Replies: 508
Views: 207931

Re: General LEGO discussion (inc. collectible minifigs)

I'm not sure what it is with the DJD, they have about as much characterisation and individuality as lots of other Decepticons but felt a bit too villain-of-the-week even with longer exposure. Re: other thread, If you're after a cheap decent camera I highly recommend old phones and demo units. The LG...
by Denyer
Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: Probable forum upgrade this weekend
Replies: 6
Views: 1351

Re: Probable forum upgrade this weekend

:up:
by Denyer
Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: Transformers Toys & Merchandise
Topic: Remembering that our old toys actually exist!
Replies: 428
Views: 249731

Re: Remembering that our old toys actually exist!

Old toy rather than specifically my old toy... Quake came with an almost complete sticker sheet so I figured I'd tart him up a little apart from finding a tank cannon after I'd nicked the targetmasters. The actual black tank cannon seems to be quite hard to come by on eBay. He also got Rotorstorm's ...
by Denyer
Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IT'S TIME FOR A NEW YOUTUBE THREAD
Replies: 59
Views: 36164

Re: IT'S TIME FOR A NEW YOUTUBE THREAD

The way points allocation is now split between the "panel of experts" and popular vote for each country means it's still rigged but in a slightly different way. Yeah, some of the comments on the LotL entry recommended their other stuff. Listened to a bit of what turned out to be a fairly b...