Mecha Mad and Figure Fixation V 2.0

[BaronSqwelch]

I remember as a boy receiving Bluestreak and being devastated!! Had never heard of him before and really wanted Skywarp!

Just sold a tonne of stuff on ebay and have a bulging paypal account so have been looking at a few of the Masterpieces...how bad a problem are fakes? Am automatically discounting anything from H.K and Taipei so far...

[Soundwave]

Teaser for Bluestreak Special Edition

I'm all over that like a strong moss

I remember as a boy receiving Bluestreak and being devastated!! Had never heard of him before and really wanted Skywarp!

Just sold a tonne of stuff on ebay and have a bulging paypal account so have been looking at a few of the Masterpieces...how bad a problem are fakes? Am automatically discounting anything from H.K and Taipei so far...

Nice welcome aboard.

Erm unfortonuately I know of fakes for...

Sideswipe
Red Alert
Rumble & Ravage
Frenzy & Laserbeak

Most sellers are quite honest & the fakes are generally sub ?30 + shipping but there are some that are doing them at the ?70+ that are the going rate for originals

That said get yourself over to someone like Kapow Toys...you're guaranteed official release.
They are getting new stocks of MP11 Starscream & Sideswipe soon so you could get them for ok prices there as well.

HTH

Neil

[Soundwave]

Figuarts (The supremely awesome people behind the DBZ figures me & my bro collect) hae shown of their Mario line...




Looks ridiculously impressive.

The accessory list is isn't too bad but the Diorama playset would be a must...



Neil

[Neon Ignition]

If your specifically only after originals then I'd agree, Kapow is definitely the best bet. If knock offs don't bother its worth a bit of a hunt, my Tigertrack is a KO and he's spot on, really hard to tell the difference

[JU!]

Subs looks awesome Neo.
A quality purchase.

New pic of MP Wheeljack's Alt mode...



Looking better & better all the time

Neil

Looks amazing not one of my fav characters, my brother had the original G1 though.

[JU!]

It's Masterpiece size if that helps

He's not officially from Takara he's being made by Fans Toys (the people who did the MP style Shockwave)
He is designed to fit in with a Masterpiece size display...



I've got an order in with Kapow Toys for him.

Can't wait to see the prototype for Swoop when he's shown.

Neil

Shame Slag ain't official still looks brilliant. Deep thinking to be had then when I'm next in Japan. Sideswipe, Soundwave, Grimlock or Wheeljack

[importaku]

Sweet jesus, WANT! i thought the Luigi nendroid was cool but this one is awesome.

Figuarts (The supremely awesome people behind the DBZ figures me & my bro collect) hae shown of their Mario line...




Looks ridiculously impressive.

The accessory list is isn't too bad but the Diorama playset would be a must...



Neil

[BaronSqwelch]

If your specifically only after originals then I'd agree, Kapow is definitely the best bet. If knock offs don't bother its worth a bit of a hunt, my Tigertrack is a KO and he's spot on, really hard to tell the difference

It is more a case of the price...a good knock off would be OK if I am paying KO prices not original prices.
Am currently on the hunt for a Prowl.

If anyone wants an Acid Storm they are ?49.99 at Toys R Us btw

[NeoDragoN]

I picked this up a couple of weeks back. Was supposed to have a non working light up feature, it ended up turning up working and it was the Exclusive which he never mentioned.

Recently played through both the first games again and played 3 for the first time so i was happy to get him.

[Soundwave]

Shame Slag ain't official still looks brilliant. Deep thinking to be had then when I'm next in Japan. Sideswipe, Soundwave, Grimlock or Wheeljack

Well there are some colour shots of Slag out this weekend & he's looking even better...






He is even coming with 4 different heads...



Seriously cannot wait, going to be amazing & I'm really looking forward to their Swoop

I picked this up a couple of weeks back. Was supposed to have a non working light up feature, it ended up turning up working and it was the Exclusive which he never mentioned.

Recently played through both the first games again and played 3 for the first time so i was happy to get him.

Very nice Alex.
I love the first 2 games but the 3rd has been a massive chore to get into & I've pretty much given up on it now...terrible compared to the first 2

I also took your advice & grew a pair & took some time yesterday while Chloe was at her parents & released Batman from his prison...

All the pieces of the Jigsaw



The ludicrously heavy base



The body in position complete with saggy pit syndrome™ (which is nowhere near as bad as some people seem to make out)



The stupidly heavy Cape (no wonder this thing weighs over 33lbs in full shipping packaging) & also the switch out hands (Exclusive with the Batarang)...





Cape in place...



Fully complete with the Long Eared head...



And the short eared alternate head...



For some reason though I didn't take pics of the heads on their own...no idea why.

Now he is by far & away the best statue I have ever laid eyes on & having him here in hand now is just a dream come true.
Mine is suffering from a little paint fade on the cape but nothing that's bad enough to bother me.

I did have a massive problem clipping the belt together though it is particularly fiddly lol

Anyway I love it & it's going nowhere (well that's a lie it's gone up the storage unit today)

Neil

[Soundwave]

Alex,

Did you ever see that Art FX superman from Mothers Basement??

If not I'd get on to your CC company asap...they have officially ceased trading today & are telling people to contact banks in respect to chargebacks...

Mother’s Basement has been forced to cease trading as and from Monday February 3rd 2014 due to financial difficulties.

Any customers who have outstanding orders with Mother’s Basement and haven’t received a dispatch confirmation or have previously requested a refund but have not received it are advised that you contact your card provider immediately to seek a full refund. If you paid by credit card and the order was over ?100, your purchase is covered by section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. If you paid by credit card and the order value was under ?100 or you paid by debit card, you are advised to place a chargeback with the card issuer to reclaim the funds. If you paid by Paypal, you are advised to contact PayPal or your card provider if the transaction was funded with your registered credit or debit card.

More information about Section 75 and chargebacks can be found by clicking here

Trade creditors of Mother’s Basement will be contacted individually by February 17th 2014

http://mothersbasement.co.uk/

Shocking but I think we all saw it coming, just feel sorry for people who paid up pre-orders months ago & has squat to show for it.
A lot of people pre-order through Paypal & after 45 days they don't care.

Neil

[Digfox]

Well there are some colour shots of Slag out this weekend & he's looking even better...

Neil

Very nice - better with the 2nd head imo. Where do you get the space for these?

Slag looks very good. I've elected to stay away from Grimlock (@ Kapow atm) and these Dinobots, but based on QW he'll be great I imagine.

I'm still not sure what to do about Wheeljack.

[Soundwave]

Very nice - better with the 2nd head imo. Where do you get the space for these?

Slag looks very good. I've elected to stay away from Grimlock (@ Kapow atm) and these Dinobots, but based on QW he'll be great I imagine.

I'm still not sure what to do about Wheeljack.

Yeah I think based on how good QW is these will be amazing.

Lol I don't
Everything is locked away at the moment pending a move & then they'll go on display in umpteen Detolfs

Get Wheeljack...you know it makes sense, you'll regret it if you don't

Neil

[NeoDragoN]

Nope i never got him. down ?135 in total as i put ?40 down for a Pre-order too. Paid both with Paypal direct from my PP account so i am basically ****ed.

****ing scum of the earth.

[Soundwave]

Nope i never got him. down ?135 in total as i put ?40 down for a Pre-order too. Paid both with Paypal direct from my PP account so i am basically ****ed.

****ing scum of the earth.

Same sentiments as most people then.

That's your profit from Batman wiped out, can't believe they carried on lying like they did over & over again knowing full well this was on the cards.

I do know of one guy on SSF who's down ?1300+ to them

The website is back up & running & the disclaimer is at the top in a small font dne in grey on a white background so you can easily miss it if you aren't actively looking for it, looks like they are still trying it on now.

Neil