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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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Lightbulb Subaru transformers @Argos

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I bought one of those Bandai Transfromers from Hong Kong a while back- think it was about £30.

However you can now get them at Argos for £15.99. GUtted, but good news for everyone else

Cat no is 372/1290

It's a b45tard to transform- but is one for the collector I suspect.
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 09:35 PM
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i heard the ones from argos are plastic where as the ones i got from hk are metal

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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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Yes, my Argos one is largely plastic.

A marvel of design and engineering though....... damn thing took me 20 minutes to transform from car -> robot, and probably at least the same again to get back to the car. That was following the (brief) instructions.

A 5 year old that can't be bothered to read the instructions would probably do it in less than 5 mins each way.

It's now staying as a car, and is sitting on top of my TV.....

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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 02:01 AM
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Mr.Shades, if it took you 20 minutes from car to robot, then I'd chuck it in the bin if I were you because it's a lot more difficult the other-way-around (difficult to get it looking like an Impreza again )

Yep the die-cast ones are of superior quality and more of a bugger to trasnform for some reason...
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 08:19 AM
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yeah, I'm beginning to wish I'd never transformed mine. Its a lovely diecast model in its own right, but now it looks like its got a permanent hump-back
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 11:47 AM
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WTF is a transformer and what does it do?
How many bhp will I get by fitting one?
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 12:25 PM
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I bought some in NYC (for the kids ) only cost me $19.99 (about £12)

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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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i left mine as a robot
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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Fantastic!

Shame that all my stores are out of stock, will have to order online and wait the painful few days for it to arrive!
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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wot no pics?
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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Looks pretty fab for a bargain 16 quid

Argos Code 372/1290
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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My petrol head 3yr old refuses to have it as anything but a scoob

Thats my boy!

History repeating itself.
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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Question oh no....

Have I been diddled then?

The one I got from Honkers is a plastic Bandai one. I could find metal ones but as I recall they were WAY more expensive (like £60 or something...)

It is fiendishly fiddly to transform. I'm keeping it in the box after it took so long to get back to the car.

May pass it on to number one son when he's 17 or something
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