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transformers: alternators
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:47 pm
by vynsane
i just picked up one of the most AWESOME transformers i've ever seen - the first of the new line of alternators: smokescreen.
this guy is really pretty big, and very detailed, and the robot form looks sooooooo cool... the gun even is part of the car - it's the intercooler for the turbo. when you open the hood, you take it out and flip it open. fucking cool...
here's some really good pics...
http://www.ringofcollectors.com/forum/t ... IC_ID=2922
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:02 pm
by vynsane
just got TF alt grimlock, finally! no surprises here, since i already snagged wheeljack... EXCEPT, that he has TWO RIGHT HANDS!!!! should i sell it on ebay as a "rare factory defect"?
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:43 pm
by Eternal Padawan
Wheeljacks out?? Awww man. The hunt renews.
I saw Shockblast the other day and almost broke my "don't buy Decepticons" rule. Luckily when I went back he was gone. Looked pretty sweet though.
They definitely need to make an Ironhide, Brawn, Trailbreaker, Sunstreaker, Cliffjumper, Gears, Bumblebee, Huffer, and Ratchet.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:30 pm
by vynsane
yeah, last time i found some, it was wheeljack and shockblast that i got. shockblast is my first 'cep, and he's well worth it. biggest cool feature for shocky - light pipe eye!!! the circular eye lights up due to a continuation of the same translucent plastic a la the potf jawas... awesome feature!
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:06 am
by anarky
I finally got around to opening and converting Ravage, Grimlock, and Swindle last night.
Holy shit! These guys rule!!
Grimlock, you <b>are</b> a 2005 Mustang GT.
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:27 pm
by Grimlock
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by anarky</i>
Grimlock, you <b>are</b> a 2005 Mustang GT.
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<b><font face="Book Antiqua"><font color="orange"><font size="4">Me glad you like. But me Grimlock not Mustang. Me Grimlock king!</font id="size4"></font id="orange"></font id="Book Antiqua"></b>
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:20 pm
by Eternal Padawan
So Target, Wal-Mart and TRU clearanced out their Alternator inventories leading up to the Holiday season, signifying the end of this line in stores. That sucks. All good things come to an end. I was bummed because I hadn't even found a Wheeljack and was contemplatiing spending $30+ online for one when I happened into TRU today and FOUND WHEELJACK <i>AND</i> PROWL. I RULE!!!!
Sadly we will probably never get Red Alert and Sunstreaker like the Takara versions. And where is Bumblebee? How could you not whip up a Bumblebee? Or an Ironhide? That old goat has been without a head ( a face sticker planted on a chair in his cab is <i>not</i> a head) for over 20 years. Poor bastard.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:59 pm
by anarky
Actually, old buddy, I've heard from a few sources I consider to be fairly reliable that none of the stores are dropping the Alternators. Wal-Mart is planning to start carrying them again sometime next spring and apparently used their clout as the million-pound gorilla to pressure Hasbro into making the case assortments more reasonable. (They don't like having a dozen Smokescreens on the shelves two or three years after the release any more than we like finding only those Smokescreens.)
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:26 pm
by vynsane
yeah, the line looks to be alive and well, with the announcement of an optimus prime alternator - sure, we've got the masterpiece edition, but hasbro wanted to do the dodge ram pickup and pickups are nearly non-existent in japan - the solution? "convoy" ALWAYS sells, no matter what he turns into (lio-convoy, anyone?) so we'll make him convoy/OP...
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:34 pm
by anarky
Yeah, but I wonder why not just bring the Japanese name to America with him? Americans are more likely to bristle at the idea of Optimus being a pickup, but who could care less if the pickup's called Convoy?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:10 pm
by Eternal Padawan
How about a Red Humvee called....Ironhide. Then they could rerelease it white with a siren and a red cross on the side and call it...Huffer!
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 5:42 am
by El Chuxter
I love Transformers, cant you tell by my avatar guys?
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:01 am
by anarky
Yeah, but I never figured you to be a Prowl guy. I'd have guessed Shockwave, or Jetfire, or maybe Grimlock, if that avatar wasn't taken.
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:39 pm
by El Chuxter
My favorite is Jetfire, but the selection of avatars was scarce. Prime and Megatron are too cliche, so I chose a different one. Prowl is good but like 40th on the list.
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 1:09 pm
by anarky
Funny, I always had a feeling he was more liked 23rd. [beard]