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ROH-OH-AH-AH-ANK!

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:58:39 -0800

Searchable and organized by year and faction. Tell me this isn't awesome.

By: Ironmouth

Ironmouth — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:03:48 -0800

Its not awesome.

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:08:07 -0800

This is awesome, damn it. I love the transforming sound, too.

By: bardic

bardic — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:10:27 -0800

Awesome. What's awesomer? Remembering how if a heated GI Joe/Transformer/Space Legos battle got out of hand (my childhood posse and I weren't purists), you could do some serious damage to a lamp, a flower pot, or a human foreheard with a Transformer. Those suckers were heavy. And I had Starscream, SSIH.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:11:48 -0800

This is pretty cool. Though I do get pretty annoyed with the constant "The page “Botch's Transformers Box Art Archive has content of MIME type “application/x-oleobject”. Because you don’t have a plug-in installed for this MIME type, this content can’t be displayed." alert.

By: bardic

bardic — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:12:56 -0800

*forehead

By: Captaintripps

Captaintripps — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:13:20 -0800

Botch is a really awesome guy who I worked with for a very short period last year. Lots of great music stuff going on there, too. Damn you BlackLeotardFront, you beat me to this post!

By: logicpunk

logicpunk — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:15:58 -0800

What? No decodable tech specs?

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:16:34 -0800

Standard Metafilter. First comment is snark, plus poster gets its/it's wrong.

By: bugbread

bugbread — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:18:42 -0800

Ironmouth writes "Its not awesome." If you look on page 47 of your manual, you'll discover that it is, in fact, awesome.

By: -harlequin-

-harlequin- — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:20:09 -0800

I have the "originals" of most of those last links. Dog eared after two generations of play, but the boxes are still there, with their styrene, and the toys still work. :)

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:21:58 -0800

Logicpunk, that's a pretty great link too! Everyone should go there as well. Glad there are other Transformers fans in the Mefi. Post anything else you guys have, this can be a real Transformers resource.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:28:38 -0800

I know someone who will go bonkers for those links, thanks.

By: taursir

taursir — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:28:52 -0800

Wow, THIS brings back memories. I look forward to the nostalgia inducing links...

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:35:12 -0800

I put my vote in for "awesome" as well.

By: pivotal

pivotal — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:35:33 -0800

Standard Metafilter. First comment is snark, plus poster gets its/it's wrong. Now that's awesome. I reckon you should draft a RFC or perhaps an ISO standard as per the ISO standard cup of tea.

By: freebird

freebird — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:37:01 -0800

Ironmouth: please use correct punctuation when making obvious snarky comments.

By: freebird

freebird — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:38:23 -0800

damn, now I see several people beat me to the anti-snark punctuation snark. I love MeFi.

By: eurasian

eurasian — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:38:26 -0800

Wiki!! WikiPedia Entry

By: cavalier

cavalier — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:52:57 -0800

How... how did he... get all these box arts.... I read around on his page, I guess he's.. collecting... and scanning? I mean, my god, wow.

By: mattoly

mattoly — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:00:59 -0800

This IS awesome, and with good timing. I've been searching the internets in vain all day for a copy of the leaked script for the upcoming movie. I've found many photos from the set, including Bumblebee, who will be a camaro. But I can't find the script! The script review says Bumblebee won't speak, because of a war wound, ala Snake-Eyes from G.I. Joe.I'd quit geeking out here, but I must link to an old Transformers techno song from about 1992. So there.

By: Slothrop

Slothrop — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:07:28 -0800

If you want to get your Grimlock on (or Bumblebee, or Hoist, or Jawbreaker or...) I suggest Siebertron.com. Click on the "Toys" link at the top. Many of the Transformers, from lines old and new, have terrific amateur-shot, but pro-quality, photos there. Some favorites are here, here and here. Of course this guy's rad, too. And... and... I could just keep going. The first "here" link I provided is to a Japanese-only Transformer from the Beast Wars Neo line. Some of that line's packaging was pretty cool, too. These can usually be found MISB on eBay for not too much. I've got three of four anyway, and I'm stingy on my purchases. Now Diaclone Transformers (eBay link) on the other hand...

By: beerbajay

beerbajay — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:09:37 -0800

I never noticed Megatron's huge schlong before...

By: justkevin

justkevin — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:11:52 -0800

There was a Transformer named "HUFFER"?

By: armoured-ant

armoured-ant — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:14:19 -0800

This is awesome. I've just remembered how hard it was to transform the dinosaur bit of the Grimlock Pretender into the robot and back. My fingers still hurt.

By: starscream

starscream — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:16:34 -0800

Starscream could never get a fair shake on the cartoon. Though, maybe it was because he was a whiny bumbling bitch!

By: C.Batt

C.Batt — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:34:54 -0800

Best. Memories. Ever. G.I. Joe / Transformers / Space Lego - hells yeah! This brings me way back. Thanks for the link.

By: Ironmouth

Ironmouth — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:47:48 -0800

Sorry, but I just can't get worked up about the transformers. The original '70's G.I. Joe is more my thing. As for the its/it's dichotomy, when you're trying to get your snark in fast, there's no time for grammar.

By: bonaldi

bonaldi — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:48:34 -0800

Ooh, the memories. I used to have a huge collection of Transformers toys when I was small -- the original set, made of metal. (The only one I couldn't ever find/get was Shockwave, god I wanted that). Being anal, I kept all the boxes too. Then when we moved house, my mum decided I'd outgrown them. And binned them all! Boxes and all! The money I could have made from geeks!

By: Galvatron

Galvatron — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:13:09 -0800

Sweeeeeeet.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:24:12 -0800

Transformers. Eh. What I miss are the Micronauts! I want my Rocket Tubes back!

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:26:34 -0800

We didnae have toys where i grew up , we went fishing with carrier bags in the canal AND WERE GRATEFUL.

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:34:55 -0800

I'm remembering the look of bewilderment on my parents' and grandparents' faces as I would effortlessly transform those toys back and forth. "How do you know how to do that?" "Well, it's easy. Look, you just do this..." "..."

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:42:07 -0800

Oh, and: We're 15 days away from the launch of the web site.

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:52:12 -0800

Uhh, beerbajay, you want to talk about huge transformers schlongs? Scattershot, the Transpornstar

By: TonyRobots

TonyRobots — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:00:45 -0800

What, no Millenium Falcon?

By: hoborg

hoborg — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:06:36 -0800

Huh. Never knew they had different names in Japan. Strange that they would bother to change them, since no translation was evidently needed.

By: ny_scotsman

ny_scotsman — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:11:51 -0800

Definitely awesome. I got a lot of flashbacks looking over these. For three or so years when I was a kid all I wanted for Christmas was a Transformer. My favourite was Soundwave with the cassettes that fit in the front but turned into dogs and stuff (birds?). Now all I need is scans of the comics...

By: jonson

jonson — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:23:31 -0800

Yeah, this is pretty awesome. I hate to be total dork, but I might actually be looking forward to the Transformers movie. Okay, now that I read that back I realize how embarassing an admission it is. Better just delete is andohnowaitjustaminute

By: jonson

jonson — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:23:42 -0800

d'oh. Oh well, my secret is out.

By: Alexandros

Alexandros — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:31:31 -0800

I never had any Transformers when I was a kid, my mom got me those ghetto-ass GoBots. I'm going to my room to cry now.

By: DakotaPaul

DakotaPaul — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:05:36 -0800

This is the most awesomest thing on the internet EVER.

By: nlindstrom

nlindstrom — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:39:40 -0800

I'll correct the snarky spelling. This is not awesome, it is stupid.

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:58:39 -0800

I might actually be looking forward to the Transformers movie. Only if the writers of this one are as stoned as the writers of the first one were. Brought new meaning to WTF, that did.

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:30:42 -0800

nlindstrom, were you born the ruiner of worlds? or did you have to work at it?

By: tannhauser

tannhauser — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:44:31 -0800

Surely, "this is not awesome; this is stupid"? Elsewhere (and notwithstanding that I suspect Ironmouth may simply be envious of the comparative fame of his relative Ironhide), it's curious to think that Transformers appear in fact to have remained in some form of cultural circulation almost constantly, but slightly underneath the radar of all but the most enthusiastic (oh God) transfan. So, after the Golden Age there was Generation 2 (ill-fated), Beast Wars (ill-conceived), Beast Machines (illmatic), Machine Wars (I may actually be hallucinating by now), Machine Elves, Armada, Energon and now this return to the comparative old school of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. In common with many in the UK, I tend to draw a fairly simple dividing line - if it isn't Furman, it isn't worth it.

By: overanxious ducksqueezer

overanxious ducksqueezer — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:18:37 -0800

I still have my brother's transformer sheets (Twin size) which I'm planning to give to one of my nephews as a precious, precious heirloom. But I'm curious, if I sold them, would I be a millionaire? Will my nephew have to pay exorbitant estate tax on them?

By: norm

norm — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:28:25 -0800

I never noticed Megatron's huge schlong before... What? He's a gun. There's absolutely nothing more phallic than that. Except maybe a missile.

By: COBRA!

COBRA! — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:49:54 -0800

I never had any Transformers when I was a kid, my mom got me those ghetto-ass GoBots. Heh. I had one GoBot, and then got a bunch of Transformers. Afetrwards, every play session would start with the GoBot trying to join the Deceptacons and getting a solid beatdown for being so lame.

By: bugbread

bugbread — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:51:25 -0800

norm : "What? He's a gun. There's absolutely nothing more phallic than that. Except maybe a missile." I dunno. "Big long tube" is certainly phallic, but "big jutting protrusion from crotch" strikes me as more phallic.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:02:45 -0800

GoBots? GoBots?! You were lucky. When I asked for a Transformer, I got a friggan Lock-Bot. Yeah! You heard me! A Lock-Bot! It was a robot that would, get this, turn into a lock! Even the BB-flecked ScooterBot, who sat lone in the corner recovering from the time I smashed ones of his spindly legs with a hammer, a hammer borne of my rage at getting a friggan Scooter GoBot when I clearly had asked for a Transformer that could be both a locomotive and a space shuttle in addition to being an evil robot scoffed at the Lock-Bot. Cheaply made, the Lock-Bot wasn't even a good lock! It broke easily, one of its arms simply falling out of its sockets when faced with my nine year old brawn. I thought this was great because it meant that my folks would wise up and get me the Transformer I asked for, maybe a Dinobot because to a nine year old 'Robot' + 'Dinosaur' = 'Christmas in July'. But No! Did you know there was more than one Lock-Bot out there? No? Well there was! Because my folks replaced Combo-the-Lock-Bot-who-broke with Keyo-the-Lock-Bot-whose-key-got-lost-and-would-never turn-back-from-a-lock. Yay! Great! And it looked like they fixed Combo's major design flaw in a more lasting manner than simply slapping a sticker reading 'Warning: Do not Attempt To Have Fun With This Toy-It Will Break' - No! They actually made the damn thing sturdy! So it wasn't my fault that I tied it to a string and hit my sister with it, Mom! That's all I could do! My parents never understood how much this wounded me. I tried to explain again and again, but no, the damn Lock-Bots kept on coming. By the end of that summer, I was pining for anything that wasn't a Lock-Bot. Anything! GoBots were cool again! Cheap GI Joe 'SoldierMan' knockoffs? Please! Just no more Lock-Bots! But now my parents understand. Now they see! I kept all my Lock-Bots, all of them! Combo, Keyless, Mr.Firecracker, and Nails the Hobo just to name a few! They can play with the Lock-Bots all day! I was nine and could break Combo and they're at least 60 now, so Mom and Dad should have no problem breaking the Lock-Bots and freeing themselves before the gas fills their room. No Problem Whatsoever! If not, well, I know they asked for 'air' but 'fumes from a broken gas pipe' is so much cheaper! You can breathe it and have fun too, Mom, just use your imagination!

By: freebird

freebird — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:18:28 -0800

hahahahaha!

By: bugbread

bugbread — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:25:50 -0800

robocop: I had the best of both worlds. Transformers (including a dinobot) AND a lock-bot. And while a lock-bot by itself seems kinda lame, if you already have a dinobot, there's no cooler way to lock up your trapper-keeper than with a transforming lock. My toy agony (which, at age 31, I recently found myself reminding my mom about again last month) was when I found the ridiculously-scarce-extremely-coveted-impossible-to-find new model of Snake Eyes in a Mexican grocery store, and asked mom if I could have it. She said "Ok", and put it in the shopping cart, and I continued to walk around the store. After she checked out, she found me, and we left. We got home, I looked through the bags, and...no Snake Eyes. "Mom, where's Snake Eyes??" "Oh, I thought maybe you wouldn't want him after all, that it was just spur of the moment, so I put him back before going through the checkout." I never did manage to find another new Snake Eyes.

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:34:40 -0800

I really feel you, bugbread. Snake Eyes was the most bad-ass dude in GI Joe. I mean, come on. I think I've had some experiences like that, except they were my older brother's awesome toys and my mom tossed them instead of giving them to me.

By: Slothrop

Slothrop — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:02:01 -0800

Wow, bugbread! That is rough! The first time I saw Snake Eyes I begged my grandmother to get him. He was in a hardware store. I managed to convince her that he was the rarest one and that I would never see him again. I did actually see him two more times. I should have gotten both of those too given how much they go for now! robocop, is there any irony in the fact that the main dinobot was called Grimlock..? As for Go-Bots, one or two of them were cool...