Forum | Andrew | Activity https://thecarrier.net/members/andrew/activity/ Activity feed for Andrew. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:33:10 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 88b6cde616a6e77a77ff9cc2b7af5b58 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/10/#post-146219 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:27:40 +0000 My LCS stocks some TFs and the Facebook collectors group says they do have some Kranix figures on their shelves so I’ll be heading there tomorrow at lunch.

]]> d4eed30d5a6e412f47545b2984685324 Andrew replied to the topic The Continuing New Comics Thread in the forum Comics talk https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-continuing-new-comics-thread/page/9/#post-146081 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:23:25 +0000 It’s issue 4, or 324 in legacy numbering, and yeah – it’s a chunky, oversized format like it always was. I still haven’t read any of it but it really is looking promising, a million miles better than the ones I tried in 2022. Some of them only had seven strips, including one that took up huge chunks over multiple issues written by the guy from…Read more

]]> 1c82c94cf6dbfad7c6c2d696df3530a2 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/10/#post-146079 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:55:20 +0000 The Earthrise one was what I already had but it was second hand, missing the shoulder cannon, had some loose parts (the small quarter circle pieces of the windscreen), and I prefer the cell shaded windows to the semi transparent plastic.

On “gappy”, the upcoming Astrotrain is the first time in my short period of collecting where I’m fully in…Read more

]]> 01b1b779731f624e035ddb506f06f300 Andrew replied to the topic The Continuing New Comics Thread in the forum Comics talk https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-continuing-new-comics-thread/page/9/#post-146050 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:13:01 +0000 I didn’t know where else to put this but I’m so out of the loop on comics and releases so was shocked to see an issue of Heavy Metal at my LCS this week. I remember seeing the buzz around Morrison taking over editorial in some capacity years ago, and by the time I reengaged with comics and my shop he was long gone; I added HM to my pull list…Read more

]]> ff5291db5fa9b8a61048da70c5995de1 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/10/#post-146045 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:50:29 +0000 I’ve snapped up a few additions to my TF collection over the past few months – the SS86 Windcharger, Soundwave, Megatron and Thundercracker. Despite turning into a tank the Megs is still a nice figure with an interesting transformation. Soundwave’s pretty basic and Thundercracker is only slightly changed from the similarly shaped planes in terms…Read more

]]> 538af49fb47c40615cdc98fab51c6abe Andrew replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/14/#post-144589 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:40:53 +0000 Apart from Pluribus and Andor, it’s been all movies lately – wife has gotten back into film so we racked up quite a few over the past few weeks (after many years of maybe a handful per annum!):

One battle after another – I didn’t really know anything about it other than it being PTA and Leo, and that my movie podcast guys all had it as their top…Read more

]]> 26a11cbb55674fb73898a9330b10e293 Andrew replied to the topic Technical Support Helpdesk in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/technical-support-helpdesk/page/8/#post-142248 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 12:18:46 +0000 Oof, no dice. From what I can see there is no security or TPM option in my BIOS. So I guess I either need a new computer, or I have also seen there is a workaround involving installing Win11 from a USB…

]]> 7b764c9762f623090df950171184a031 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/10/#post-142092 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:01:35 +0000 I was at the local mall today and the main shop that stocks TF had the SS86 Grimlock, but also the G2 Dinobot two-pack – I bought G2 Grimlock a few months ago because I thought I’d totally missed out on regular grey Grimlock and would instead settle for G2.

Now that they’re doing this reissue I had to choose – get proper Grimlock and pursue the…Read more

]]> c3b1590680ec18bace02de894172a348 Andrew replied to the topic What Is Going On In Your Life? in the forum Treehousery https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/what-is-going-on-in-your-life/page/5/#post-142050 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:09:44 +0000 We had A/C installed about 10 years ago as my wife said she wouldn’t be able to live here without it. The last time we had it on a few months ago was to heat the house; last night we switched it to cooling and it’s on again tonight since it was close to 30c yesterday and today. It’s been on for a few hours so the house has dropped from 26c to 18c…Read more

]]> 08f501e8e3df810e39dbceaafab4cead Andrew replied to the topic Music news and discussion in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/music-news-and-discussion/page/2/#post-142049 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:01:35 +0000 I don’t have any.

I’ll stick with Apple Music; I have issues with their playlists – so predictable. That’s where AI should help – I should be able to search for “every 1995 top 10 single USA” and have a playlist generated of those songs. There are “1995 hits” or “1995 rock hits” playlists but they only feature the songs that have had staying…Read more

]]> dee53388fab57990593f4ac0d030cdae Andrew replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/13/#post-142047 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:48:39 +0000 The Bear season 4 – I have loved this show throughout but that was the patchiest season yet. Still good, and I still love the characters (pretty much all of them!) but maybe I’m wired differently in that the finale didn’t hit for me at all. My wife was reacting throughout and afterwards when we spoke about it it was clear that it really worked,…Read more

]]> 7d968c5d784d333fd615a46fbe64cd2c Andrew replied to the topic Technical Support Helpdesk in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/technical-support-helpdesk/page/8/#post-142045 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:27:41 +0000 Ooh, another general tech related Q! Has anyone else encountered an issue with their PC apparently not being able to upgrade to Win11?

My wife’s laptop was able to last year or whenever it was, but she has a gaming rig (for Sims!) that’s well OP. Both mine and my folks’ PC got the system message saying Win10 support ends next week (gulp!) and…Read more

]]> 9b6a6eab6087265a84797299c3e02edf Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/10/#post-141763 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 12:54:59 +0000 I figure SS86 Megatron will stay in robot mode since even if he did change into a gun there’s not really a way to have that giant gun interact with the other figures.

My last two Constructicons arrived on Friday and they are decent – Mixmaster in particular has a pretty satisfying transformation, including the shift to Devastator’s leg. The way…Read more

]]> f4e5c49d1e33131d1dcfb32f069e2c2e Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-141408 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:39:23 +0000 It’s so good. The paint comes off that metallic tube/spring thing pretty easily on my copy though – watch out.

]]> c8e160b9bf1eeb73687e836be03a83fb Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-141005 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:50:12 +0000 Is your one as bow-legged as mine? It cannot stand unsupported…

]]> 669e9f00107bf451d70014df3d20d070 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-140978 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:52:58 +0000 I’ve moved to the acceptance phase of SS86 Megatron not turning into a gun and my pal tipped me off that the major department store in town had stocked a shipment of Megs a few weeks ago so I raced off after work and grabbed the second last one on the shelf. I was also running out of room for these guys as they were previously set up all around my…Read more

]]> f6a438c82d6d7e97ff2046033eba592e Andrew replied to the topic Superman (2025 movie) - SPOILERS INSIDE!!! in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/superman-2025-movie-spoilers-inside/#post-140344 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:33:13 +0000 Saw it a few weeks ago and have been pleased to see the positive reception generally – not because I need the superhero-industrial complex to thrive but because I think the world is better when Superman, a good Superman, is a prominent cultural figure.

I enjoyed it well enough (and Alaine really liked it, which is great) but it’s likely not…Read more

]]> 96fc204d898f4d45366387b4078efec8 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-140343 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:21:09 +0000 All of the sports car ones are tempting, the KOs.

Hot Rod robot mode is a bit goofy looking (long torso, short thighs) so once I get a proper shelf set up for all of these figures he might stay in alt-mode.

]]> 360651f3573d087d0a0e7d4eee131b5e Andrew replied to the topic What Is Going On In Your Life? in the forum Treehousery https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/what-is-going-on-in-your-life/page/5/#post-140290 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:10:46 +0000 The kitchen is really all that’s left for us, but that won’t be as disruptive I don’t think. We can relocate the microwave and air-fryer to some other part of the house, and get takeaway or dine out easily. And the kitchen is at the front of the house so the workers won’t have to make their way through the entire place regularly throughout the…Read more

]]> a1c11685b20f6651c931c87c7c764554 Andrew replied to the topic What Is Going On In Your Life? in the forum Treehousery https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/what-is-going-on-in-your-life/page/5/#post-140267 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:21:37 +0000 Comic selling continues – unloaded the Hickman Fantastic Four run, but no takers on the Millar/Hitch run that came before it. Haunt 1-18 went to a happy customer; all of these are issues I read either once or not at all, and I sold them for a few dollars each, way less than I paid but they were just taking up space.

Over the past month we’ve been…Read more

]]> 795b985e3c04f58232318536da59339e Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-140262 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:59:53 +0000 I’m happy with most of the 5 Masterpiece KOs I have; the only iffy one was Tracks (one of the doors was a bit tough to move and I’ve bent the panel in a weird way causing some stress to it – but it’s actually a pretty poor figure to begin with so no big loss. He’s not one of my favourite characters anyway. Shockwave is worth a grab too!

The…Read more

]]> 52e2d0318ccfde91ab330a4ac460e0ff Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-138841 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:28:28 +0000 I’ve snapped up a few extra figures of late – the Legacy Cosmos is technically against the rule I set for myself but I used a gift voucher that I received at Christmas so I think it’s ok – quite cool and cute, I did have the original mini-bot when I was a kid.

Someone on the local FB collector group was selling figures that fall within my rule…Read more

]]> 6622ea67aae629dbb14d555a36cd1cc5 Andrew replied to the topic Technical Support Helpdesk in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/technical-support-helpdesk/page/8/#post-127363 Sun, 20 Apr 2025 15:22:33 +0000 Fair enough.

It’s actually pretty cool overall; I’ll be on the train of a morning and hear a snippet of a song in a podcast or read a music thread on twitter and immediately add those songs or that artist to my library and start listening to them on my phone.

]]> 64c70dfbc8c46f02fa6c124ed60111d5 Andrew replied to the topic Technical Support Helpdesk in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/technical-support-helpdesk/page/8/#post-127326 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:54:56 +0000 No, they wouldn’t do that.

FWIW I spent a lot of time yesterday changing things and what I now know it comes down to is installing the Windows Apple Music app (bye iTunes!) and synchronising the music library across devices.

This is so that I can theoretically sign into the Music app on any device with my login and access all of my music -…Read more

]]> 0777b201a497c693885c633e8b12397f Andrew replied to the topic Technical Support Helpdesk in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/technical-support-helpdesk/page/8/#post-127295 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 05:20:24 +0000 Yep, they’re just regular MP3s.

They play in iTunes on the PC, and used to play in the Music app on the phone up until recently. I haven’t added any MP3s to my phone in years.

They still play in the Files app and VLC on the iPhone.

]]> c80e6a4262badef3d3feed48b5312ac7 Andrew replied to the topic What Is Going On In Your Life? in the forum Treehousery https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/what-is-going-on-in-your-life/page/5/#post-127265 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:54:53 +0000 I’ve been selling comics through Facebook groups for the past few months. Whittling down the collection after doing a massive stocktake a few years ago using the Comic Geeks app. I really wanted to make room and offload things I have no interest in owning or re-reading.

It’s all been pretty cheap stuff, 2 dollar starting bids with some people…Read more

]]> ab22c058826ff7f199bbfa5e06f7dc27 Andrew replied to the topic Technical Support Helpdesk in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/technical-support-helpdesk/page/8/#post-127263 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:26:55 +0000 Thanks. It’s Apple related, mind you…

I have a PC and an iPhone and use the Apple Music streaming service.

For years now I have had MP3 files for song that aren’t available on the Apple Music streaming service saved on my phone within the music app so that I can play them alongside streaming tracks. These were added to my phone using a cable…Read more

]]> 247886c22cefa9ea7ed5b3f5594e9323 Andrew replied to the topic Technical Support Helpdesk in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/technical-support-helpdesk/page/8/#post-127234 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:18:34 +0000 Can I get tech support for something not at all related to this forum?

]]> 90701b5004bc5957e98d243505da8f9c Andrew replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/19/#post-127005 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:38:05 +0000 Holy cow, the guy just doesn’t understand basic economics. He totally doesn’t get what terms of trade are and that a trade deficit isn’t in and of itself a bad thing.

]]> a9def29cb859bd4b08bcead658c6b1e5 Andrew replied to the topic The Food and Drink Thread in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-food-and-drink-thread/page/11/#post-126702 Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:47:25 +0000 I have to share this recipe video since I was desperate to make it after seeing it on youtube – I did make it, and it was impressively delicious.

]]> b1dec4d5d5f2b256f488760f197ec163 Andrew replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/11/#post-126695 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:41:13 +0000 We watched all four in one sitting tonight. It’s maybe more of a technical achievement than anything else. Still leaves you with plenty to think about and talk about but maybe the single-take approach is a bit distracting (it was for me).

I agree that the first and third episodes are better than the second and last.

]]> 6c66ae239b61a6fad9588ae5a32e8125 Andrew replied to the topic What Is Going On In Your Life? in the forum Treehousery https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/what-is-going-on-in-your-life/page/5/#post-126242 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 11:54:15 +0000 Thanks!

Where in NZ were you?

Despite being neighbours I’ve only been there once, two years ago, only for a week, and only to Queenstown.

]]> a3ef5062b02785c8b4ff539bb8ba8d9b Andrew replied to the topic What Is Going On In Your Life? in the forum Treehousery https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/what-is-going-on-in-your-life/page/5/#post-126210 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:20:12 +0000 I got the job, after totally flubbing the interview (which was unlike any I’d done before. The questions were provided on paper 10 minutes in advance and I was able to scrawl notes on that – but had to hand it in at the end. They were all very specific and technical rather than the usual “how would you deal with difficult people?”, “how do you…Read more

]]> 090b3e0da22cd16f21a0e6bc0c0a3377 Andrew replied to the topic The Video Games Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-video-games-thread/page/6/#post-126209 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:14:03 +0000 The Miles Morales spin-off of the PS4 Spidey game was on sale a few months back so I bought it (I have to admit I was mistaken and actually thought it was the proper 2023 sequel at the time).

The original Spidey game is what got me to buy a PS4, and I did really enjoy it at the time – but once I finished the main story I never played it again.…Read more

]]> e3f6198e139290b7154cf62e2113e180 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-126202 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:59:51 +0000 Thanks – I ended up going with them and it arrived a few weeks ago. Wow it’s a complicated transformation. Like, half an hour while following a YT video on 50%, and pausing and rewinding over and over again.

It’s a good looking figure in both forms, I saw that it wasn’t in a similar scale to Studio Series Optimus Prime but it looks pretty good…Read more

]]> 49848f7bb01481a0cb3493fa0f4c93d4 Andrew replied to the topic What Is Going On In Your Life? in the forum Treehousery https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/what-is-going-on-in-your-life/page/5/#post-125759 Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:16:22 +0000 I have an job application to complete over the next two days.

The place I joined two years ago is a government agency so everything is very ordered and bureaucratic – my colleague Vanessa applied for a more senior position in our broader team a year ago and was hired as Acting Manager to cover for someone who was seconded to a different agency…Read more

]]> 6cb2e0fdcdf2e017bbb3c8325f32f965 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-125250 Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:42:39 +0000 Thanks – they’re not UK only, but they don’t ship here.

I’ve been fine with the admitted knock-off Masterpiece toys from Ali Express anyway.

]]> 35f2ad2395ca4079fd7b578fccffa03e Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-125201 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:07:59 +0000 I’ve been eyeing off the Romulus (from Ali Express – unless there’s a better place?) and these posts might have just tipped me over the edge. I can use some Christmas gift money.

The idea of a SS86 Megatron that doesn’t turn into a gun is so silly.

]]> f946a0f36d8672de23d3d7f236eb8ec3 Andrew replied to the topic The Continuing New Comics Thread in the forum Comics talk https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-continuing-new-comics-thread/page/9/#post-124056 Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:32:20 +0000 I finally had a chance to catch up on most of the stack of new releases I’d accumulated over the past few months.

The last two issues of Batman: Dark Age – I’d been reading these as they came out and not rereading despite the big gaps but I think I still managed to keep up – it’s a really interesting book that has a lot of clever things to say…Read more

]]> 73d4e0bd1f3b857bea9a2414764379ab Andrew replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/14/#post-123520 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:34:11 +0000 Holy cow, what a mess. At least Hill-dog can be happy to not be the only person to lose to Trump.

]]> 3c08677c08627a17e1f0d2a1f4743b80 Andrew replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/14/#post-123485 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:36:24 +0000 The time difference means results for me will start coming in mid-afternoon while I’m in the office tomorrow. We will have the boardroom screens tuned in to election coverage all day and I’ll be following on twitter for details in between doing, y’know, actual work…

I’m completely resigned to a Trump win though.

]]> c3163c83edf2a1f19d5eea50d551b4f0 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-123468 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:08:22 +0000 It’s probably my favourite of all my toys in terms of the look and feel of robot mode. I don’t think I’d ever pay for a proper Masterpiece but this one was AUD120 which is cheaper than the SS86 Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime. The Shockwave was about 60, and the Hot Rod and incoming Wheeljack are about 45 which is only slightly more than the much…Read more

]]> 00dbcb04df4e15f76eb578dd7f6d7be4 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-123440 Sun, 03 Nov 2024 07:53:06 +0000 I want all the Dinobots but so far have none. I did last year see Sludge at the local Kmart and passed it up due to the price and what I thought was a pretty poor transformation. I regret that now. I’m sure there’ll be reissues of some kind down the line.

Here are the Autobots and Junkions (Jetfire and Ultra Magnus not pictured), and the three…Read more

]]> 1b07a364860a84288f8dacca89e0be84 Andrew replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/10/#post-123423 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:48:54 +0000 After some trepidation and delay we started season three of The Bear last night (eps 1-4) and watched 5 and 6 tonight. Wife and I (but especially I) loved the first two seasons, but when S3 came out I only saw online commentary that it had really fallen off and was no longer any good, hence the reluctance to start it.

So far anyway it’s great, no…Read more

]]> 4c8fb9fcd676eef57e78b37169b0f883 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-123420 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:24:21 +0000 I grabbed that Optimus Prime too and am pretty happy with how it looks and feels!

My TF collecting has really picked up, and I’ve set myself an almost ironclad rule in the interests of sanity, space, and money to only chasing characters that appeared in the 1986 movie. So the Studio Series 86 line will make up the bulk of that, but I’m also okay…Read more

]]> 51b3a62f65fa46b4c06f1d62265694ee Andrew replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/9/#post-120862 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:42:31 +0000 I attended a preview screening of near final Transformers Onee last night – a friend of mine won a contest and we attended along with a hundred or so TF super-fans. I’ll honour the NDA (!) and not spoil anything, but we’re allowed to share reactions.

It’s decent fun, and very much a kids’ film – I enjoyed it more than the first Michael Bay film…Read more

]]> 333c49ad115ed123af5f74d9fadbfe5b Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-120861 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:31:14 +0000 Met up with an old pal for a preview movie screening and he returned my Ellis/Millar Authority trades I leant him maybe 15 years ago – he threw in some additional trades and a Studio Series 86 Arcee (which I’d been holding off on because it seemed to flimsy to justify the full price). And today I went to the local mall and got the SS86 Bumblebee,…Read more

]]> c06942e6e2ff094b07ee805dc7aa16d4 Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/9/#post-120684 Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:41:31 +0000 Yes, I remember seeing that one had an unofficial gun mode – but this MP knockoff was way cheaper! I’ll get the Megatron next since his more realistic gun form seems even less likely to make it to Studio Series or whatever.

]]> 7d00ae68e3c3069f7429672d1597721b Andrew replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/8/#post-120651 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:38:48 +0000 I was annoyed that every Shockwave toy (always one of my favourite Transformers designs) didn’t transform into a laser gun apart from the Masterpiece line, so I bought a knock-off from AliExpress – ordered last week, arrived today. Looks great, feels decent quality. Only downside is it’s out of scale with the rest of my TF toys, but oh well.

]]> 195d22b5ecffdd61ee73a83b6aa2955d Andrew replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/11/#post-120552 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:09:00 +0000 I’ve seen just as much if not more speculation from the right that it’s a deep state conspiracy – they put the shooter up to it or let it happen.

Anecdotal and all online but there have been suggestions that some people who weren’t going to vote are impressed at Trump’s supposed toughness and fearlessness – immediately shrugging off the…Read more

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