Majestic Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 I picked up MP-02 Ultra Magnus and I'm pretty happy with it. Here he is comparing matrix sizes with Prime:
VF Strike Valk Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 I've seen jack around my area. Nothing but empty shelves...
Fit For Natalie Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 BT Prowl, BT Wildrider and Galaxy Force Autobot upgrades (not repaints) G1 Kup & Wheelie reissue, GF Soundwave sketch, bike dude and GF Chromia
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 Sonic bomber looks BADASS! Holy crap it is an A-10 influenced plane!! A W E S O M E~armed to the teeth....and combined with prime...SWORDSMAN PRIME!!
NSJ23 Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 BT Prowl, BT Wildrider and Galaxy Force Autobot upgrades (not repaints)G1 Kup & Wheelie reissue, GF Soundwave sketch, bike dude and GF Chromia kup and Wheelie? I would not take those two fugly bots for free. let alone pay $30+ for them.
vlenhoff Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 (edited) I Found a Shockwave at Walmart, but inside the box there was a 1:24 scale die-cast car that was not even a RX-8. This Walmart is located on Westheimer and kirkwood(Houston, TX). Maybe the stockers are having fun back there Somebody replaced the box contents, and put it back on the shelves. ...and the Target near my house is not carrying the Alternators line anymore. This Target is also located in Houston, on Westheimer right outside the Belt way 8 (West Houston) What bastards.... I'm so pissed! I've got 7 of my 11 alternators there. Frigging bastards. I can't find 12 and 13 anywhere! How long has these been out? Vic Does anybody lives in Houston? Pointers anyone? Please? Thanx! Edited April 25, 2005 by vlenhoff
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 vlenhoff, workers at target over at tfw2005 said they should be back for the summer resets. They had to make a ton of room for the star wars stuff during the spring reset, and were getting a new DCPI number as well. My local target didn't carry alts for a good month or so and when I came back last week, they had some in. Don't worry, I am sure a big city lke houston will surely get their alts back as well.
JoLe727 Posted April 26, 2005 Posted April 26, 2005 Ok here's some links that should answer most of your questions.More Pics, yes some in Color You can pre order it here: HLJ Pre Order or buy it now from here: Fan To Fan Just in case you forgot about it, or are waiting for it, HLJ now has it in stock. Transformers Book - HLJ
VF Strike Valk Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 I don't remember if anyone noticed this...but Shockwave has a bodykit...Jazz dosen't. Blast...makes me want Shockwave more now.
vlenhoff Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 vlenhoff, workers at target over at tfw2005 said they should be back for the summer resets. They had to make a ton of room for the star wars stuff during the spring reset, and were getting a new DCPI number as well. My local target didn't carry alts for a good month or so and when I came back last week, they had some in. Don't worry, I am sure a big city lke houston will surely get their alts back as well. Thanks Shin, that's comforting! Friggin' idiot at Target had a little shitty attitude. WTF is wrong with this people? They probably have horrible lives... Vic!
wolfx Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 The new "chogokin" GF Convoy is out in Japan....3800 yen! Looks good!
Kamui 777 Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 I hoped that BT-13 Laserwave would come with a Decepticon car sticker ( like BT-08 Meister ) and Takara heard me . I saw the pics of the packaging Yeah it does. Laser(Shock)wave rocks! The only problem I've had is adjusting the head through the hood in robot mode. But once you get the hang of it, it's no prob.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 tilt thte head back 50-70 degrees. After that it should be no problem going through the hood.
wolfx Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 (edited) As usual this guy got the toy for the Galaxy Convoy chogokin 1st. Looks pretty awesome. Definately a space saver compared to the original. http://www011.upp.so-net.ne.jp/FILITHEYO/T...ALAXYCONVOY.htm Edited April 28, 2005 by wolfx
promethuem5 Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 Yipeeee!!! What is he doin to the poor thing in the first few pics? And waht is the actual die cast content? Not 100% I wouldnt think.... damn, it's SOOO nice! And tiny!
Metal_Massacre_79 Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 Wow, that's really impressive for being so small. I thought it would be much bigger given the detail that it has.
Myriad Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 (edited) Thanks Shin, that's comforting! Friggin' idiot at Target had a little shitty attitude. WTF is wrong with this people? They probably have horrible lives... Vic! Target has had an antiscalper policy on action figures and diecast cars for 10 years. If the store is following the company's program, employees will not go in the back and get figures for guests. This is to keep things fair for all. Toys will be stocked ... When they are stocked at anytime... No favoritism......... Knowing how Target process works, your best bet is to be there first thing in the morning. If there is a reset with something you want, you better check several times that day. Those people at Target probably live horrible lives being harrassed by "adult" collectors everyday. These "adult" collectors try to constantly bend the rules to get what they want despite the fact that the rules have been explained. Target employees never forget the face of someone who was an ass to them. The sad thing is unless they see you all the time, they forget the faces of the nice people......... Edited April 28, 2005 by Myriad
Fortress_Maximus Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 My local target didn't carry alts for a good month or so and when I came back last week, they had some in. Don't worry, I am sure a big city lke houston will surely get their alts back as well. In the Bay Area Targets it is reported that Target has stopped ordering Alts. Don't know if this is true for other places but dang. Even if they are waiting for GF they can still restock the Alts.
RFT Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 What is he doin to the poor thing in the first few pics? My japanese is non-existent, but my reading of it is that the toy came with a small problem where the big guns wouldn't face forward in flight mode (pic 1) The problem was a badly-fitted detent ring (pic 2) so he dismantled it, (pic 3) had a good look at the ring (pic 4) then put it all back together properly OR left the ring out on reassembly. (pic 5) I want one, but he's so small- I thought he'd be roughly G1 prime sized, but looking at the pic with overdrive he looks closer to RM prime.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 My local target didn't carry alts for a good month or so and when I came back last week, they had some in. Don't worry, I am sure a big city lke houston will surely get their alts back as well. In the Bay Area Targets it is reported that Target has stopped ordering Alts. Don't know if this is true for other places but dang. Even if they are waiting for GF they can still restock the Alts. Someone who works at target ove at tfw told me its because the DCPI number is changing. SO the number is changing in the comp system and the figures should be arriving for the summer reset.(june)
eriku Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 That Prime is quite nice looking, but it seems like his hips are restricted to the point where he cant move his legs forward or into a "sitting" position. Anyone know if this is true?
BoBe-Patt Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 nice, now that makes me wanna buy it. Sucks that it's the size of the robot masters though.
Dangaioh Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 (missing earplug ) So has anyone found this problem? Now that I think about it, I don't even know if both came when I took it out of the box... ~Tico I'm pretty sure that all the Hasbro/Takara Optimus Primes are like that, i.e., missing an "ear-plug." Really???? That's weird! And no one has mentioned this before? I hate the way optimus look, in my case, from his right side... I don't like seeing his inner ear... I was thinking about "acquiring" an extra earplug somehow.. any ideas? Besides buying another MP-01 that is... ~Tico I am also missing the ear piece as well, and was wondering if anyone has a replacement or a recast, I already contacted Hasbro by phone (and yes they were knowledgeable about the product I requested to see of they have available) and was currently out of stock for the item.
zeo-mare Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 wow that galaxy convoy prime looks really cool he is sort of tiny. that pic of him near the HCM pro is shocking. but i may want to get him. chris
Ensign G Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 Exactly what is the THS? Is it exclusive to the Galaxy Force line or do they plan to do this with G1? I would love a G1 Prime made into this!
zeo-mare Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 Exactly what is the THS? Is it exclusive to the Galaxy Force line or do they plan to do this with G1? I would love a G1 Prime made into this! i do not think they are doing the G-1 line this was just made for he galaxy convoy, but you never know if it does good they may release others, i would love a nice futuristic Starscreem or Megatron done in the same style and design. chris
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 THS is another name for HBS....which means HyBrid Scale. THis is a collector line takara is starting similar to bandais old HCM and marketed towards the same crowd(adult). THS was chosen to differentiate...but its the same thing. The other franchise in this is votoms under the name HBS PRO. Notice how it says PRO like HCM PRO? That is because PRO is to denote smaller size...much like bandais HCM PRO gundams. The votoms HBS PRO are similar in size and price to HCM pro from bandai only the ewxception being action features being incorporated and also having diecast.
Hurricane29 Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 There is no missing ear plug. All the Primes have the open side of the head.
Dangaioh Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 There is no missing ear plug. All the Primes have the open side of the head. you could be right... though, if by chance anyone is going to recast the other side... um please let us know.
Tico0001 Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 There is no missing ear plug. All the Primes have the open side of the head. you could be right... though, if by chance anyone is going to recast the other side... um please let us know. I don't get it. So Takara and Hasbro both have the primes with only ONE of his ear uncovered?? ~Tico
BlueMax Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 That appears to be so... My MP-02 is exactly the same.
VF-0S FAN Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 I confirm, there is really no missing parts for his head
Dangaioh Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 arrrgh... no it can't be true... it is a two-eyed, no mouth, one ear covered robot freak.
Hurricane29 Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Thats how its been since day 1. I don't know why, but that is just how they made the head. Don't feel bad that your missing something, it was never there to begin with.
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