alternators are plastics, binaltech contains die cast metals.

alternator line has been stopped IINM, not many variety anymore.

binaltechs are heavy and can be difficult to pose and transform due to the die-cast(paint chipping just like mp1), but their price can rack pretty high.

you didn't read anything other than your own post did you? it has been discuss only a few pages back.

read through this page:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/473257/+880

damn i'm so nice.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Jul 1 2007, 11:28 PM

btw, did anyone notice that there was a reference to the 1st TF movie in the dialogue of the new movie?

"by the end of the day, one shall fall, and one shall stand"

nice touch.

"One shall stand, one shall fall" was from the 1st movie. the line i quoted was from this new movie.

actually it was hasbro that saved the day. michael would be in hole if he didn't follow hasbro's demands.
- hasbro pushed for prime's windshield chest.
- hasbro pushed for peter cullen and dialogues.

did you know that the robots were not suppose to have any dialogues according to mr.bay? so yeah, i'm one of the "haters", athough i do love some of his movie(the rock). he did a good job with tf, not that great though. cybertron was never mentioned, and there's no theme song. all great movies needs a good theme song. IMHO, the movie was only saved by the high-end, superbly cool, special effect.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Jul 2 2007, 05:08 PM

wheeljack and grimlock are pretty hard to find nowadays (really old stock). including prime and other well known figure. most probably goreng already. unless of course the less famous one.

what's left of the alternators in stores are most likely old stock that people didn't buy.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Jul 5 2007, 05:21 PM

MISB= mint-in-sealed-box aka new.

wow, the price really "goreng" nowadays . lucky i didn't sell my mp1.

the new 20th anniversary OP(dvd edition with base) is crap compared to the original Anni/Masterpiece edition. lousy paint job, smearing everywhere, no chrome.... and blue rifle? . it's way overprice with the price tag.
the original 20th anniversary(1st edition not dvd) and Takara's MP1 is the real "best optimus prime ever made". but everything is probably goreng already, as expected. good luck finding one with a considerable price tag.

and yes.....it's worthed for any tranformers freak out there. very detailed, the movie toys pale in comparison.

/* i'm biased because i don't like the movie toys, looks nothing like the one on screen. i hate the movie mold anyway. */

btw: if you have a choice between reissue MP1(the one with the leg problem) and the DVD OP, pick MP1. that's what i did and i've never regret it.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Jul 18 2007, 02:54 PM

that's not even Peter Cullen's voice. just some guy who don't even wanna try his best to immitate Peter's voice.

it's not actually a masterpiece, but it's based on the masterpiece mold. THS-02 is too small for some people's taste. it's smaller than an alternator. although posability wise, THS-02 wins because it's actually lighter and easier to pose. MP1 is big and clumsy. the articulations are quite meaningless because there's too much weight. hard to pose. can't even stand on one leg.

in the laymen's term, "besi tuang". the liquid metal is poured into a cast and removed after it has hardened (force or natural). tends to be solid and sturdy.


how come Menasor is not a combination of the stunticons?

of course dude, you don't want a rm300+ piece of paperweight do you?

in fact i'd prefer a full plastic MP1 , then the articulations will have more use. this is why i prefer alternators over binaltechs. less weight, more possible pose, no worries about paint chipping, not so fragile. i like to play with my toys (posing it differently from time to time), not keepin them MIB forever.

those are G1 reissue. of course they look bad. that's why there's masterpiece edition.

keep in mind though that the G1 molds lacks seriously in the articulations department. perhaps good for display piece and sentimental value.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Jul 19 2007, 07:08 PM

i thought the binaltech hotrod was some sort of convention exclusive. the ford GT mentioned is probably mirage. did they actually mentioned it was hotrod?

alternators has been around for years already. it was nearly discontinued as i recall. the last new model i remember was mirage, which was released after quite a long gap. most fans has already got the lot, that's why not many talks about it here. most alternators you here today are old news. damn, there's not even a rumor about any new alternators at all. that porche jazz is quite unlikely since porche has annouced they didn't wanna get involved the 1st time around. maybe they've change their mind.

i remember how hard it was to get grimlock back then. i remember there was suppose to be a Mitsubishi Lancer on the line. then things goes quiet.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Jul 20 2007, 03:52 PM

i hate BT. they're die cast, so they are heavy. just like MP1. so they tend to get top heavy and harder to pose than an alternator. how i wish there's a plastic version of MP1.

the movie toys.....nah just don't impress me. besides, they're not the same as the movie anyway.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Jul 20 2007, 05:50 PM

so where does prowl fit in? after recalling really hard, i remember prowl was after mirage. so he's after or before rumble and ravage. i remember reading somewhere that it was prowl who was supposed to be the Evo9. it'd be really cool if they got an Evo on the line.

i dunno, but my MP1 can't pose like my alternators can. really hard to stabilized.

@tsg:
yeah, wheeljack is one of the best in the series. too bad i already got grimlock when he came out. i don't buy the same mold twice. i read that mirage is good one too, better than grimlock. but i'm retired already .

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Jul 21 2007, 12:46 AM

really? i remember prowl's review coming up after mirage. the acura police car. camshaft is the silver acura right? oh well, maybe the reviewer bought it late.

it was hand delivered by optimus prime himself to their doorsteps!!!

come on dude, the thread has turned into a scouting thread for weeks already.

that's the problem with the impreza mold. there's been a lot of complaint about it. the rear windshield somehow get in the way of movement. that's why i don't like the impreza mold. the rx-8 mold fixed this issue. although smokescreen does have some nice decals. never seen the alternator version though.