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Post by Hammer 0f The Gods on Apr 29, 2005 15:19:50 GMT -6
Anyone know of any sites relating to collecting the Convertors transforming robot line? The only one I've found to date is toyarchive.com.
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Post by Hammer 0f The Gods on Jun 6, 2005 15:00:09 GMT -6
I got a few catalogs with Convertors listed. I've been trying to find a complete list of figures. I'm not sure if toyarchive.com is complete or not.
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Post by 10incher on Jun 7, 2005 10:00:03 GMT -6
We'll I went through all my books and not one lists Converters . I'll keep any eye open for a figure list though.
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Post by thedarqsaint on Aug 3, 2005 21:12:22 GMT -6
Oh my god! I remember those! I have a few of them. my favorite was the grey slot machine! i wonder if i can find any of them anymore.
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Post by Hammer 0f The Gods on Oct 1, 2005 19:27:38 GMT -6
Just realised there isn't a dedicated Convertors collecting thread on here So who here collects them? They are probably my second favorite line to collect and definately my favorite robot line. Its a surprisingly large line for the short time it was around and has some of the coolest figures out there ranging from vehicles and insects to working pinball and slot machines to binoculars and cameras. Heres what I have so far: MOC: Crawler Creeper Morphus Hoot Nofka(black) Turak Bandit Focus Vegas(knockoff) Tilt(knockoff) Loose and complete: Bull Nofka Sunyak Binoculars(cant recall his real name) Chopper Neptune Wagon
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Post by catgut on Oct 6, 2005 14:22:39 GMT -6
i dont realy collect em ,but i do have a few (fave. one is alphatron? the one that splits up into vehicles) in boxs i have alphatron(also got a losse fake one thats g1 devastators colours) omegatron and deltatron
losse i have the binoculars one (dont know his name )well i thing hes convertors like (hes small ,black ?)
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Post by Hammer 0f The Gods on Oct 6, 2005 15:38:28 GMT -6
The alphatron, omegatron and deltatron are actually from a different convertors line called grandstand convertors. IIRC, they were made by takara and only went by that name overseas. The US convertors line was made by Select. The binoculars guy is a convertor, but I cant remember his name for the life of me. I saw a carded one on ebay a while back, but didnt make a note of what the name was.
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Post by THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH on Oct 7, 2005 10:56:34 GMT -6
grandstand convertors were a chance for us to in th usa to get some rare japanese tf's like sky garry. alot of those were found at toys r us. and were great quality
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Post by catgut on Oct 7, 2005 12:39:44 GMT -6
yer i though the guy was from convertors (maybe grandstand like ) i remember i got 1 (well got a set ) from a shop called Poundstrechers ,thay were about £1.99 each ,had loads (same time as the raido shack shockwave was about ) , i also had the camra one as well . ive had a proper omega (transformers line ) and still have the grandstand (toybox) version ,and ive got to say the toyboxs wins hands down over the transformers version ,better colours ,better plastic and total much stronger motors too
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Post by 10incher on Dec 14, 2005 11:59:48 GMT -6
Here is a good Convertors Website I found: View Site
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Post by Hammer 0f The Gods on Mar 1, 2006 21:20:26 GMT -6
Just got a few more of these in the mail today. Figured I'd break all of my Convertors out and take a couple pictures.
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Post by shogi on Mar 10, 2006 13:07:20 GMT -6
I've got a few of them. I don't know their Convertors names but I know some of their japanese/transformers names I have:
Military Mugen Calibur/Roadbuster
Regular Mugen Calibur (I'm not too sure if this one is a Convertor or the original Jap. toy)
Talus? (The tank in the same line as Mugen Calibur) Regular and Military versions
I also have two of the ones that look like Veritechs or Jetfire, one has the armor, the other doesn't
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Post by Hudasa21 on Apr 30, 2006 23:43:32 GMT -6
Hi guys, here again, internet at home again, so, I'll try to be more active at the boards, well I have some questions about Convertors.
Are Convertors an official line in Japan? I mean, they have several characters from other lines like Orguss and Macross
Is the name Covertors used in Japan?
I really like this line, I only have few Avarians bootlegs: Calypso, Hoot, Robat and two version of Rex all of them with the right weapons. Maybe I'll post some pics in the future, thanks a lot.
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Post by Hammer 0f The Gods on May 1, 2006 13:05:22 GMT -6
I don't think there was an actual Convertors line in Japan. Most of the figures released in the US were already out there in some form in Japan(Orguss, Robotech etc). Toyarchive.com is about the best Convertors resource out there. Its been a while since I looked at it, but they might have the history of the line.
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Post by 10incher on Jun 8, 2006 19:43:37 GMT -6
So what do the Avarians and Insectors usually run for MOC or loose complete?
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Post by Hammer 0f The Gods on Jun 9, 2006 16:43:57 GMT -6
5-10 moc, couple bucks loose complete.
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Post by 10incher on Jul 19, 2006 15:18:42 GMT -6
Thanks Jason, i am working on a trade right now for a whole mitt full of complete loose Convertors. It is going kind of slow though, and I hope it comes through.
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Post by 10incher on Jul 31, 2006 16:03:45 GMT -6
Just got my Convertors lot in. Some of these guys are pretty cool especially the Avarians and the Insectors. It really is an under appreciated line.
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Post by 10incher on Aug 8, 2006 10:23:54 GMT -6
I got:
Wheels Chopper First Track Crawler Morphus Nofka boxed Zark Zark brown Cassette Man
he said they were all complete, Morphus had the wrong weapon but he did throw in an incomplete Hoot
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Post by daltron on Jan 24, 2008 18:06:34 GMT -6
I've got the Godmarz and Liveman KO's from this line. Cheap as hell, but a lot of fun. Picked them up at Biglots for 13 bucks a piece.
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Post by anna on Aug 13, 2007 9:55:03 GMT -6
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Post by robomonkey on Aug 13, 2007 18:54:19 GMT -6
Looks like it might be a Convertor. I could be wrong though
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Post by partsman on Oct 17, 2008 12:45:58 GMT -6
So I think these weapons belong to this line. Can someone confirm? I might have more but some of the pics on toyarchive are missing.
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Post by kylefromdirtnapp on Oct 17, 2008 20:48:14 GMT -6
The sword is Avarian Rex's.
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Post by kylefromdirtnapp on Feb 4, 2009 12:18:33 GMT -6
Looks like a Sears/Wards type thing. I wonder how come you get jacked out of Feathers and Creeper?
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Post by 10incher on Apr 17, 2009 8:25:19 GMT -6
Yeah, they really should have done the set with all of them. Was checking my Sears catalog scans, it I think it may have been a Sears set. I don't have that catalog up on the site yet but it shows them all in a pic just under the Transformers for that year (Canadian Sears catalog).
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Post by kylefromdirtnapp on Apr 24, 2009 9:00:44 GMT -6
Transformers had birds and boats. Buzzsaw and Seaspray spring to mind. I have the Avarians and Insectors, I really like them. The mini-bots aren't too bad. The Spies are cool, but just really loose and sloppy. I can't speak for the Defendors and Maladroids.
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Post by lostmafia on Apr 25, 2009 6:51:57 GMT -6
Buzzsaw was a decpticon cassette(same mold as lazerbeak) and seaspray was an autobot boat/hovercraft i know seaspray was in the cartoon not sure about buxxsaw i think it was just lazerbeak in the toon.
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Post by toyworks on Mar 29, 2010 8:54:23 GMT -6
So I think these weapons belong to this line. Can someone confirm? The gun is for the train Fast Track (or "First Track" on some cards). The ax is sort of Convertors, it was included with the original mini Orguss Orgroid toy in Japan, but when Select released it as Zardak / Nofka, they omitted the ax (and also removed the missile firing action from the gun-shield). The ax is commonly found in the US from the many knockoff versions of the Orguss/Convertor figure. Some collectors do add the ax to their collection as a "forgotten" weapon.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2012 20:00:50 GMT -6
I do remember seeing the Avians rereleased as knock offs a year or two ago I passed at the time now wishing I didnt
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