Universe in Uk Stores Now ! Cheap !

JawBreaker · Post by **JawBreaker** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:14 am

NEW STUFF, NEW STUFF UNIVERSE IN UK NEW STUFFFF!!

I kidd you not, lord knows how its happened , just went in to my local entertainer (Camberly) and they had the following with universe logos on-

Ultramag (Armada prime- in white) vs treadshot (armada sideswpe in much, uch better colours)
smokescreeen (armada) vs ransack(hoist armarda)
Prowl(red lert recolour) vs starscream (whois in mars bar colours)

Prime and overload two pack (in awful yellow, armada both)

And energon cyclonus and demolisher-armada versions n green and grey.

To make life better everything includeing all the univers stuff is half price, double packs are £10, singles £5er and energon prime+megs are £20 each, w00t!!

Cyclone_X · Post by **Cyclone_X** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:01 pm

its at the Entertainer, read about it last week

and yeah, very cheap for UK!

maybe overstock from the US? (like the 8 euro Armada Skywarps in Benelux)

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:26 pm

Pity it's all just recolours.

Any actual NEW stuff there?

JawBreaker · Post by **JawBreaker** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:50 pm

Well theres buy one get one free on all transformers at woolworth and they have Doom-lock and comand ravage new in- tho there just re-paint aswell.

Then theres offshoot and powerlinx strong arm out now in tesco only but again there just repaints, but there fairly new in.

oh theres parts for energon devestator and superion, thou they only have two parts for each and if you ever concidered makeing up ether you would have to buy the other limbs... which are repaints.

Oh and the micro combiners devy and prtector, tho they been out for a wile...... but then there repaints too........

I want mirage!

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:55 pm

Those Energon combiner teams annoy me SO much - I can only find two of the limbs (a common problem I hear) - still, at least it means I have four limbs (two Auto, two Decept) to combine with the three main body parts so I can make a complete gestalt.
That said, from looking at photo and in the cartoon, it looks like the missing other two limbs are just recolours of the first two on Bruticus Maximus (tanks and helicpoters). Am I just seeing it wrong?
Energon must be the most repainted TF toy line yet.

JawBreaker · Post by **JawBreaker** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:14 pm

Ey they are repaints, as are superions limbs and devys. eack has two limb molds, then 2 repainted. cheap way of going around it me thinks.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 10:38 pm

Sonnovabitch!!! Those cheating basts. In that case I'll just either not bother (although if the recolours turn up I'll be tempted) or I'll wait and get the first colour versions in the inevitable sale and use them - perhaps with a bit of recolouring or my own (if I can be arsed).
Still, thanks for the info - it takes the heat off of me trying to find them.
Cheating BASTS!!!

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:10 am

Autobloke wrote: Energon must be the most repainted TF toy line yet.

No, that would be Universe

Snowcat · Post by **Snowcat** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:02 pm

Knickers, I don`t get paid till next week, and even then I only have a Woolies near me.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:22 pm

Just been in Woolies near me, they had Command Ravage, Doomlock, Snowcat and the Wheeljack one...all full price tho'

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:00 pm

Forgot about Universe, but I don't really count that as a 'proper' TF line (or does it have a comic and TV show? Then I'll take that comment back); but yeah, that's like a totall p***take. Can't they at least rerelease some older or harder to get stuff? Recolours are only useful if a previous version was hard to find in stores (never did see Energon Jetfire here yet).
Woolworths are kinda rubbish on the TF front I find - but then, I have an import shop a few miles from me that gets the US/Jap stuff way ahead of UK, so I've already seen and passed on most of the new stuff out in WW (especially those friggin' recolours of Battle Ravage!).

Post by **Denyer** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:49 pm

Autobloke wrote:Those Energon combiner teams annoy me SO much - I can only find two of the limbs (a common problem I hear)

That's also because they aren't being released at the same time.

It's commercial suicide on Hasbro's part, unless they expect kids to mix and match gestalt limbs—is this possible with the moulds, and has it been mentioned in the show?

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:54 pm

The Energon gestalt limbs CAN be used on any of the new combiners, in any position (arm/leg) - this was the only way I could happily make a complete 'big bot'. It's still a pain in the arse though - especially if Hasbro aren't going to put out all the limbs at once. I suppose it would be different if the limbs WEREN'T interchangable (like, say, G1 Devastator).

Cyclone_X · Post by **Cyclone_X** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:40 pm

Denyer wrote:
Autobloke wrote:and has it been mentioned in the show?

yup, but I wont tell how and why, as I might spoil things, I have no idea which eps of energon have aired