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Zobovor
May 23, 2013, 9:21:12 PM5/23/13
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So, my son was sitting in his toy box (pretending it was a boat,
apparently) and he discovered that he broke his poor Swoop. I should
say that Swoop is pretty much his favorite toy ever and he is heartily
displeased, to say the least. He loves Swoop so much that I actually
got him a Jhong Zin knockoff (because it was produced more recently
and, or so I thought, made from more sturdy plastic).
As of now, I'd like to find another broken Swoop toy and try to
Frankenstein the two toys together into one workable unit. I know
there are lots of Swoop toys with broken wings or broken-off beaks
that aren't busted in the same place this one is (one of the chrome
neck clips came off).
In other news, I have a half-assembled G1 Slag that I've been wanting
to give to him as soon as I find parts to complete it. Right now,
it's missing one of the gold robot feet (the left one) and the gold
"brain" for the dinosaur mode. All I need is a broken, otherwise
worthless Slag with those parts.
I managed to rebuild the knee joint to an old Sludge toy that I got
for four bucks, so he's got three out of five Dinobots and is pretty
pleased with himself. I don't imagine there are too many other five-
year-olds in the world who own actual vintage G1 toys. It is both a
curse and a blessing. It's so much easier when I can just take
something to Walmart if it breaks and exchange it.
Zob
apparently) and he discovered that he broke his poor Swoop. I should
say that Swoop is pretty much his favorite toy ever and he is heartily
displeased, to say the least. He loves Swoop so much that I actually
got him a Jhong Zin knockoff (because it was produced more recently
and, or so I thought, made from more sturdy plastic).
As of now, I'd like to find another broken Swoop toy and try to
Frankenstein the two toys together into one workable unit. I know
there are lots of Swoop toys with broken wings or broken-off beaks
that aren't busted in the same place this one is (one of the chrome
neck clips came off).
In other news, I have a half-assembled G1 Slag that I've been wanting
to give to him as soon as I find parts to complete it. Right now,
it's missing one of the gold robot feet (the left one) and the gold
"brain" for the dinosaur mode. All I need is a broken, otherwise
worthless Slag with those parts.
I managed to rebuild the knee joint to an old Sludge toy that I got
for four bucks, so he's got three out of five Dinobots and is pretty
pleased with himself. I don't imagine there are too many other five-
year-olds in the world who own actual vintage G1 toys. It is both a
curse and a blessing. It's so much easier when I can just take
something to Walmart if it breaks and exchange it.
Zob
Zobovor
May 23, 2013, 9:25:57 PM5/23/13
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On May 23, 7:21 pm, Zobovor <zm...@aol.com> wrote:
> As of now, I'd like to find another broken Swoop toy and try to
> Frankenstein the two toys together into one workable unit.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I checked eBay, and searched specifically
> As of now, I'd like to find another broken Swoop toy and try to
> Frankenstein the two toys together into one workable unit.
for broken Swoops, but it's difficult to tell just where they're
broken. I'll go to eBay if I have to, but I figured I'd check here
first. I have a disturbing number of G1 duplicates so I can trade,
too.
Zob
Neo Thunder
May 24, 2013, 4:26:45 PM5/24/13
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Zobovor wrote:
> So, my son was sitting in his toy box (pretending it was a boat,
> apparently) and he discovered that he broke his poor Swoop. I should
> say that Swoop is pretty much his favorite toy ever and he is heartily
> displeased, to say the least. He loves Swoop so much that I actually
> got him a Jhong Zin knockoff (because it was produced more recently
> and, or so I thought, made from more sturdy plastic).
>
> As of now, I'd like to find another broken Swoop toy and try to
> Frankenstein the two toys together into one workable unit. I know
> there are lots of Swoop toys with broken wings or broken-off beaks
> that aren't busted in the same place this one is (one of the chrome
> neck clips came off).
I have one. His beak/beast head is broken off. Dunno if that's of any
> So, my son was sitting in his toy box (pretending it was a boat,
> apparently) and he discovered that he broke his poor Swoop. I should
> say that Swoop is pretty much his favorite toy ever and he is heartily
> displeased, to say the least. He loves Swoop so much that I actually
> got him a Jhong Zin knockoff (because it was produced more recently
> and, or so I thought, made from more sturdy plastic).
>
> As of now, I'd like to find another broken Swoop toy and try to
> Frankenstein the two toys together into one workable unit. I know
> there are lots of Swoop toys with broken wings or broken-off beaks
> that aren't busted in the same place this one is (one of the chrome
> neck clips came off).
use to you or not.
t.k.
Irrellius Spamticon of the Potato People.
May 24, 2013, 11:06:50 PM5/24/13
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mostly complete swoop, and 2 very broken swoops and sold them all. All
I have right now is a broken Grimlock, missing his neck panels, and
dino head, and probably some other parts too, that I was going to look
for other broken G1 Grimlocks to build a complete one because all I
have right now is G2 blue.
If you really want a broken G1 grimlock, all I ask is shipping and $1.
I am rapidly expanding on my partsbot bin as I have trouble not buying
TFs I see for cheap, but mostly acumulate Constructicons and stuff
from the last 10 years.
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