tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post1077533594015050232..comments2024-03-28T15:14:28.323-07:00Comments on Disciples of Boltax: Zob's Thoughts on the Encore Mini AutobotsJimtronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18138709079942253485noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-12436642977549991252009-03-12T13:19:00.000-07:002009-03-12T13:19:00.000-07:00I'm not sure I'd use Bumblejumper's availability a...I'm not sure I'd use Bumblejumper's availability as an example, since that's a clear mistake. Nor do I mean to suggest anything untoward in how you do your reviews. Frankly, I've always been rather fond of the idea of Bumblebee as "always available during G1," and was hoping you could provide me with evidence that could back the claim up.Mark Baker-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-57150771798713689602009-03-12T10:10:00.000-07:002009-03-12T10:10:00.000-07:00I reach my conclusions independently, B-W. I don'...I reach my conclusions independently, B-W. I don't rely on other people's toy reviews or online mocklopedias for my facts.<BR/><BR/>I got Goldbug and Hosehead for my 12th birthday in March of 1988. Obviously, the Throttlebots were still available at retail that year. <BR/><BR/>The toy catalogs aren't one-hundred percent reliable; can you show me the catalog that tells us when Bumblejumper was available at retail? You can't, of course.Zobovorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08937442132663140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-41765349252300156832009-03-12T09:04:00.000-07:002009-03-12T09:04:00.000-07:00Quick comment re: Bumblebee, in case you're assert...Quick comment re: Bumblebee, in case you're assertion that he was "the only Transformers character who was available at retail for every single year of G1" came from <I>me</I> (<A HREF="http://transformingseminarian.blogspot.com/2008/03/counting-collection-pretender-bumblebee.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>, for example). The folks at the TFWiki <A HREF="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Talk:Bumblebee_%28G1%29" REL="nofollow">assert that Goldbug was <I>not</I> available in 1988</A>. I thought for many years that it was, but can no longer prove it (and have to concede that the Throttlebots don't appear in the 1988 catalog). If you have information I don't, I'd love to hear it.Mark Baker-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-44823300671076115062009-03-11T19:19:00.000-07:002009-03-11T19:19:00.000-07:00Huh. I was gonna pass on this set. Now I'm think...Huh. I was gonna pass on this set. Now I'm thinking about picking it up. Curse you, Zob!Jimtronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138709079942253485noreply@blogger.com