BC Community Thread For Non-Sightings Chat

[thebobkat]

Originally Posted by kirbenvost

Ah, crap. I just noticed the Takara version of Sideswipe doesn't have the black roof like Hasbro's. But it does have Tron wheels. Now I'm torn!

Yeah, the Hasbro looks nice with the breakup of colour with the black - but the black parts aren't show accurate. TT's is show accurate with the red, and has extra detailing like the wheels but all the red does look a little plain. So yeah, I get your dilemma.

[kirbenvost]

I haven't watched the show yet so that's not bothering me too much, but I really do like how it breaks up the color. But Takara gave it so much more detail, and robot mode looks especially nice. This is weird. I almost never like both versions equally.

[huffer]

So the comics for cw's only are on American versions? I received a shipment from toysrus.ca and no comics.

[AeroShake]

Originally Posted by huffer

So the comics for cw's only are on American versions? I received a shipment from toysrus.ca and no comics.

Correct. Due to Canada's dual languages, IDW would have to make the comics with both English AND French.

[timcrook]

Originally Posted by AeroShake

Correct. Due to Canada's dual languages, IDW would have to make the comics with both English AND French.

I thought the law was a Quebec law. Can't sell in Quebec if it doesn't have both languages, so the rest of Canada suffers because of one province.

I've bought the transformers toys with comics in local comic stores in BC, so I don't think there is a law preventing the sale of them in BC.

[VE Telus]

Originally Posted by kirbenvost

I haven't watched the show yet so that's not bothering me too much, but I really do like how it breaks up the color. But Takara gave it so much more detail, and robot mode looks especially nice. This is weird. I almost never like both versions equally.

Those wheels on Sideswipe do pop off. You could get the best of both worlds here.

Or wait for Reprolabels. They really make the figures pop. Check out what they did with Bumblebee!

http://toyhax.com/for-rid-prime/919-...bumblebee.html

[thebobkat]

Originally Posted by VE Telus

Those wheels on Sideswipe do pop off. You could get the best of both worlds here.

Or wait for Reprolabels. They really make the figures pop. Check out what they did with Bumblebee!

http://toyhax.com/for-rid-prime/919-...bumblebee.html

Yeah, I've actually done something like that with a couple of figures where I got both and swapped parts to make it look how I want

Originally Posted by timcrook

I thought the law was a Quebec law. Can't sell in Quebec if it doesn't have both languages, so the rest of Canada suffers because of one province.

I've bought the transformers toys with comics in local comic stores in BC, so I don't think there is a law preventing the sale of them in BC.

It's especially true in Quebec, but no it's not limited to there. By Canadian law, products produced for our market have to have bilingual packaging. There's nothing preventing someone from selling an imported toy, which is why you see the ones with the comics in the specialty stores. But those weren't produced for the Canadian market techincally, they're for the US market.

I guess comics and books by themselves have different rules, but since the comics are part of the package in the Generations and CW toys they must have to abide by Canadian bilingual packaging laws...so it was just easier to exclude them rather than making special bilingual prints of the comics.

In the past they have done it but it was a much smaller scale...if you recall the Armada and Energon toys, they had mini-comics included and the Canadian versions were all bilingual or had a French only version included.

[kirbenvost]

I suppose that is an option. Maybe if I find the Hasbro Sideswipe on clearance I'll do it.

[jjwankenobi]

Pop Headmasters-themed quiz, folks.

What's the better deal?

G1 Brainstorm (good condition, complete) for $100-$120 CAD?

or

Takara LG09 Brainstorm (better QC'd and deco'd version of the domestic Generations version) for $70 CAD?

My Japanese cartoon odyssey continues and I like Headmasters so far and Brainstorm wins as my fave so he earns a place in my Detolf.

Got rid of all my CHUG so the latter may not jive with my collection but I hear really good things about this toy that infamously never made it to our toy store shelves.

Thoughts?

[kirbenvost]

Maybe stick to G1 if you got rid of your other Generations toys. I like the new Brainstorm mold but the vehicle mode leaves a bit to be desired as a convincing spaceship IMO. The real appeal of him is that he's IDW Brainstorm.

I think $100-120 isn't too bad for a complete G1 Headmaster in good condition. Can't remember what I paid for mine but his head flap thing is a little loose and it was close to that much.