Comments on: I Love Transformers: Armada Toys

By: Scrounge

Scrounge — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:54:58 +0000

Blackout plugs into the front of Demolishor’s tank mode not to make a bigger tank, but so that he can be launched. You fail at describing Demolishor’s awesomeness.

I can’t believe you left Tidal Wave off the list. Tidal Wave is huge (especially for the price tag), surprisingly poseable for an Armada figure, and all-around awesome. You’re all gung-ho about Demolishor’s chair? Tidal Wave has FOUR. He splits int three vehicles, but doesn’t have to come apart to go from his combined vehicle mode to robot mode. And the way Ramjet hides inside one of the ships and deploys is pretty clever.

And am I the only one who thought Sideways and his combining rider were pretty neat?

By: Brontozaurus

Brontozaurus — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:22:47 +0000

I’ve been thinking about trying to obtain Starscream once my financial situation is stable enough to make a venture to eBay sustainable. Armada looks like a fun line, especially when you talk about it (everyone else, i.e. the Australian fandom here, is all WAAAAH IT SUCKS).

By: Ralph Burns

Ralph Burns — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:01:17 +0000

I must own Sideswipe!

I can never find one cheap though!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:38:00 +0000

I didn’t use instructions, just to a screw driver to the back opened ‘im up and shoved a bit of cardboard in there to sure things up.
Makes firing a little difficult, but let’s face it we bought the guy to lord over the shelf!

Lucky swine getting Masterpiece Megatron. I’m still saving up for the new masterpiece Grimlock

Those are toys squarely aimed at us lot. While on the other hand we have the next candidate for worst idea for kids… ever… http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mickey_Mouse)

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:25:19 +0000

Well /all/ Transformers is aimed at kids.

Apart from the Masterpiece Megatron I have winging its way in the post to me…

Do you have the instructions for fixing Unicron? I never got around to it, and can’t remember where I saw them.

By: Mark Clapham

Mark Clapham — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:03:18 +0000

That Unicron was a (very sad) dream come true. By far the most ludicrously self-indulgent thing I’ve bought in the last few years, in the face of very heavy competition.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:03:54 +0000

The crowning glory of the Armada line was Unicron. despite its flaws
I got one with the hair trigger. It fires if you happen to breath on it and the chest won’t close without the missile (at least until you go inside with a screw diver and a piece of card) but it was worth it.

Your right Armada, and by extension the whole Unicron trilogy, was for kiddies. Even the cartoon was firmly aimed at kids. It’s a sad fact that most of us should be far too old for his stuff!