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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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Default Check out what I found...anyone speak/read Japanese!?!?!!?

This is a cool little toy I found on accident while web surfing.
Its a Japanese ebay listing for some sort of transformer that goes from bB to robot.
Let me know if someone can translate it, I would buy some.
http://cgi.ebay.com.cn/ws/eBayISAPI....3D1%26fsoo%3D1
Old Sep 8, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Looks kinds like the XB transformer that I got at Wal Mart, except mine is blue. Also found a little TC transformer there as well.
Old Sep 8, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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http://babelfish.altavista.com/ is your friend
Old Sep 8, 2006 | 10:45 PM
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you can get almost the same thing from walmart
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 05:56 AM
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LOL..its chinese bro
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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you canfindthem on abay...JDM version of the one we have here
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 02:56 AM
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u mean this

i got mine lst year as soon as it came out. u can find them on ebay for about $55 which is what i paid. unlike the us version, this one is metal which explains the price instead of $20 for plastic.
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 03:31 AM
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oooooooo, me likey!!
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 04:13 AM
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Yeah, it's a color variant of the Autobot Skids you can buy at Wal-Mart, with an figurine from one of the Japanese TF cartoons.

Honestly the US one is better because it's cheaper! You can buy 2 for the price of 1 JPN model.

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/Product...D=16847&BR=496

Old Sep 13, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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^^ i disagree. the japan version is metal and it is easier to assemble. plus it matches my tcm.
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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Yes, the Japanese (Takara) is better than the US (Hasbro) version. The US version is cheaper because it's made of plastic while the Japan version is mostly diecast. You can buy one directly at HLJ.Com (Hobby Link Japan).
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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i looked on ebay a couple of days ago for the Jap version but to no avail. I would definately would not mind spending more for the metal one versus cheap prepainted plastic one.
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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try here. they list both "skids" and "braodblast". all my other sites r sold out
http://www.toywiz.com/trmaco.html

or here
http://www.xl-shop.com/xlshop/pages/...Id=TAKA-669004

or here
http://www.toyeast.com/v3/catproduct...sp?cat_id=1053

im posting as i find em

ok, ive looked for 2 hrs now, im tired.
Old Sep 14, 2006 | 12:43 AM
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I guess the Japanese one is better, if you can make yourself pay $50 for a toy car when you own the real one.
Old Sep 14, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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thanks for the links badbasic, you rock!
Old Sep 17, 2006 | 01:13 AM
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found this 2day
http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-BTA...em150034743877
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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found this one today. good buy
http://cgi.ebay.com/Takara-BTA-03-Br...em300029117233
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