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[Tech Spec]

Originally Posted by venksta

Anyone have anything shipped from the US recently by regular mail? I'm curious how slow things are right now with USPS to CanadaPost. I had someone ship an item out last month around the 20th. The tracking shows it departed the US on the 23rd, but then no new update since then on both USPS.com or Canadapost.com. I had heard things were slow coming up from the US recently...

Not sure what is goin on with your package as I dont work in that section. The section I work in we deal with int'l registers, EMS and express. We are actually caught up with our mail now and processing items from the day before.

[kirbenvost]

I'm sure it's just Customs. They suck.

[ConvoyGTR]

Originally Posted by ducti748

whenever something takes too long I always call canadapost and it seems to magically appear in couple days

That does something? I had a package that was lost, shipped from a seller in the US that had a tracking number. The seller told me it was my responsibility becuz it was shipped to Canada so it was out of his hands, and the USPS number said it was processed and left the States. I called Canadapost and was told they never received it and not their problem call USPS, and good luck and hope you get it.

I never did. I concluded the seller and Canadapost are dicks.

Originally Posted by carissa

The animated cartoon model Jazz doesn't though.

Buy the FOC Jazz and throw away the RTS version, if the wings bug you so much?

[Nomad]

...or just take the doors off or something haha?

[Sun Swipe Prime]

Originally Posted by carissa

The animated cartoon model Jazz doesn't though.

I think you made the mistake of trying to rectify toy vs cartoon looks. Check out this G1 box art. Door wings. Even within the same generation, there's no consistency.



None of it ever makes 100% sense when comparing cartoon model to toy and how they're supposed to look. Remember Jetfire/Skyfire/Oh-my-head-hurts-fire? And then there's the is Frenzy purple or red arguments. Or in G1, why is Wheeljacks mouthplate a visor on his toy question. It's endless and mind numbing if you think about it too much.

[carissa]

Okay so let's assume that Jazz is getting a MP toy next (I know he's not, but let's dream). Has-Tak has the Porsche rights or whatever legal mumbo-jumbo they need to make him (this is in our dreams still ;-) ).

Does your MP Jazz have doorwings or no?

[Nomad]

Yes and no. Ideally, it'd be designed so that its wings could either be displayed normally or folded out of the way, as to please both camps.

[ConvoyGTR]

Looking at MP Grimlock would suggest they would find a way to be both toy and cartoon accurate.

[kirbenvost]

Originally Posted by Nomad

Yes and no. Ideally, it'd be designed so that its wings could either be displayed normally or folded out of the way, as to please both camps.

I personally don't mind the door wings, but this is a good idea. They made it work with the Datsun cars so far, I think they could probably figure it out for Jazz.


So did anybody else see that preorder alert from BBTS for the FOC Magnus/Prime upgrade? $169.99? What the heck are they thinking? If it was anywhere close to the cost of the FP upgrades I'd consider it, but for that price it's not even on my radar.

[venksta]

Originally Posted by kirbenvost

So did anybody else see that preorder alert from BBTS for the FOC Magnus/Prime upgrade? $169.99? What the heck are they thinking? If it was anywhere close to the cost of the FP upgrades I'd consider it, but for that price it's not even on my radar.

How often do they send out those preorder alerts? First time I noticed it in my inbox. $170 is a freaking rip off. Based on the design shown, I think the retail should of not been more than $100. Most of the trailer will probably stay in the box for people. Everyone just wants the armored mode for the robot, and that would of cost $50 or so by itself, at the most.