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[Chr0n0]

Nothing wrong g with using future tense to predict possible grails imo.I don't think there's anything wrong with what you said at all.

How can it be a future Grail?

If you have it, it's not a Grail. Because you have it.

If you think "in the future that will become a Grail piece for me". Save yourself the pain and buy it sooner!

Lerath666 put it well:

most people use "grail piece" inappropriately these days. what they should say, is Centerpiece, or show piece instead, as that's what they mean. another more accurate term would be "crown jewel of the collection"


Being particularly hard to obtain is what makes a grail piece a grail piece.

Hot toys blade could be a grail piece. I say could, becuase he is getting harder to find, but price makes that easier.

A better example ofg a grail piece would be a lucky draw transformer, OR perhaps an old kenner blue snaggletooth for vintage SW collectors.

If you are trying to say that you may predict it will become rare and hard to find or highly sought after in a few years, then say that.

Those things alone do not make a piece a "Grail". It is the individual's desire to own the piece plus the individual's difficulty in obtaining that piece that make it a Grail. One collector's Grail could be the least important thing to another collector.

Yes there are pieces that many of us can agree are Grails because:

A) They are very difficult to find.
B) We don't own them.
C)We desire them.

But for someone who bought it at retail, it is not and cannot be a Grail. Just highly prized.

 

[franpincho]

How can it be a future Grail?

If you have it, it's not a Grail. Because you have it.

If you think "in the future that will become a Grail piece for me". Save yourself the pain and buy it sooner!

Lerath666 put it well:





If you are trying to say that you may predict it will become rare and hard to find or highly sought after in a few years, then say that.

Those things alone do not make a piece a "Grail". It is the individual's desire to own the piece plus the individual's difficulty in obtaining that piece that make it a Grail. One collector's Grail could be the least important thing to another collector.

Yes there are pieces that many of us can agree are Grails because:

A) They are very difficult to find.
B) We don't own them.
C)We desire them.

But for someone who bought it at retail, it is not and cannot be a Grail. Just highly prized.

I think you should probably just chill. You seem to be overreacting about something no one actually cares but you. Grail, grail, grail, grail. There, I've said it four times, so what?


Ultimetal Prime = Ultimate ****ing Grail piece.

There, boom.

 

[Chr0n0]

I think you should probably just chill. You seem to be overreacting about something no one actually cares but you. Grail, grail, grail, grail. There, I've said it four times, so what?


Ultimetal Prime = Ultimate ****ing Grail piece.

There, boom.

You are right of course. Its a non-issue.

I'm not overreacting, I'm trying to educate and enlighten. Apologies if it came across as something else.

 

[franpincho]

You are right of course. Its a non-issue.

I'm not overreacting, I'm trying to educate and enlighten. Apologies if it came across as something else.

No need to, man.

I get what you are saying. I do. Hell, there's people that call freaking HT Thor their Grail, and I just don't understand why.

I'm just happy that I'll actually own this piece, something I thought I wasn't going to do.

 

[lerath666]

How can it be a future Grail?

If you have it, it's not a Grail. Because you have it.

If you think "in the future that will become a Grail piece for me". Save yourself the pain and buy it sooner!

Lerath666 put it well:





If you are trying to say that you may predict it will become rare and hard to find or highly sought after in a few years, then say that.

Those things alone do not make a piece a "Grail". It is the individual's desire to own the piece plus the individual's difficulty in obtaining that piece that make it a Grail. One collector's Grail could be the least important thing to another collector.

Yes there are pieces that many of us can agree are Grails because:

A) They are very difficult to find.
B) We don't own them.
C)We desire them.

But for someone who bought it at retail, it is not and cannot be a Grail. Just highly prized.

Nope. i'm saying that in order to be a grail, an item needs to be rare as rocks teeth, not just prohibitively expensive. Many nubs and band-wagoners don't understand this, and use the term incorrectly.

it's the same thing as calling all japanese figures "figmas", all 1/6th scale figures "Hot toys", and all Video Game console's "nintendo's" .

another cliched version of this is the frequent one that shows up in movies and television, where we see the nerdy guys saying he scored 4 touchdowns in the baseball game when he's trying to impress someone, and instead shows he has no idea what he's talking about.

using the terms improperly at best makes you look foolish, and at worst makes you look stupid.

 

[karamazov80]

Just saw a grail on eBay. I call dibs, fellas.

J03 Hasbro Indiana Jones Grail Knight Action Figure Loose 3 75" | eBay

 

[franpincho]

Nope. i'm saying that in order to be a grail, an item needs to be rare as rocks teeth, not just prohibitively expensive. Many nubs and band-wagoners don't understand this, and use the term incorrectly.

it's the same thing as calling all japanese figures "figmas", all 1/6th scale figures "Hot toys", and all Video Game console's "nintendo's" .

another cliched version of this is the frequent one that shows up in movies and television, where we see the nerdy guys saying he scored 4 touchdowns in the baseball game when he's trying to impress someone, and instead shows he has no idea what he's talking about.

using the terms improperly at best makes you look foolish, and at worst makes you look stupid.

How about poor punctuation?

 

[lerath666]

My lack of caps offend you?

Sorry. when typing on a phone, sometimes little things get left out.

 

[franpincho]

My lack of caps offend you?

Sorry. when typing on a phone, sometimes little things get left out.

No man, I'm just messing around.


We all know the only TF that deserves the "Grail" status:




Kronos.

 

[lerath666]

No man, I'm just messing around.


We all know the only TF that deserves the "Grail" status:




Kronos.

Much LOL

 

[Niltusk]

How can it be a future Grail?

If you have it, it's not a Grail. Because you have it.

If you think "in the future that will become a Grail piece for me". Save yourself the pain and buy it sooner!

Lerath666 put it well:





If you are trying to say that you may predict it will become rare and hard to find or highly sought after in a few years, then say that.

Those things alone do not make a piece a "Grail". It is the individual's desire to own the piece plus the individual's difficulty in obtaining that piece that make it a Grail. One collector's Grail could be the least important thing to another collector.

Yes there are pieces that many of us can agree are Grails because:

A) They are very difficult to find.
B) We don't own them.
C)We desire them.

But for someone who bought it at retail, it is not and cannot be a Grail. Just highly prized.

Its a grail, it was a grail the minute the designer was taking a **** and thought of it on his commode, got a problem with that? Go cry to someone who cares, I don't give a **** about your definition nazi BS. Take your meds.

 

[Niltusk]

Nope. i'm saying that in order to be a grail, an item needs to be rare as rocks teeth, not just prohibitively expensive. Many nubs and band-wagoners don't understand this, and use the term incorrectly.

it's the same thing as calling all japanese figures "figmas", all 1/6th scale figures "Hot toys", and all Video Game console's "nintendo's" .

another cliched version of this is the frequent one that shows up in movies and television, where we see the nerdy guys saying he scored 4 touchdowns in the baseball game when he's trying to impress someone, and instead shows he has no idea what he's talking about.

using the terms improperly at best makes you look foolish, and at worst makes you look stupid.

Its funny on FLCL when the dip**** complains about people calling every giant robot a Gundam, its sad in real life when nerds care what terms others use. Stop being thatguy.

It would be swell if we could just continue discussing the Transformers rather than arguing over petty crap, but I guess its fun to just derail threads every few pages with stupid **** posts.

 

[Niltusk]

Ultimetal Prime = Ultimate ****ing Grail piece.

There, boom.

 

[Chr0n0]

Its funny on FLCL when the dip**** complains about people calling every giant robot a Gundam, its sad in real life when people can't use language properly. Stop being thatguy. .

Fixed.

On the TF side, Ultimetal Prime kicks arse and I'm really looking forward to MP21 and 22!

 

[DPrime]

Lol, things got funny here.

Still not overly impressed by Ultimetal Prime. Just not my thing, I guess.

Besides, I got me a minty blue Snags - a REAL grail piece, apparently!



On the subject of TFs... I am still undecided about that third party Brawn... Anyone getting it?

 

[SuperJ300]

Hey G1 fans, just posted a thread on possible G1 line statues by Popcultureshock.

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...ureshock-getting-transformers-g1-license.html

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

I never thought I'd be able to do this pose with my MP-9B Black Rodimus!! Until now!!



So happy that I got these new diecast metal chrome plated knee joints from Robotkingdom, made by X2 Toys. Beautiful replacements for the very fragile plastic aqua joints on the original figure. So good that there is absolutely no risk of damage when articulating the joint, and that the joint fits in perfectly with the overall aesthetic of the figure, like it was always meant to have chrome knees!

Video of the process I went through to change it, and a closer look at the joint and the reassembly, is uploading now. Stay tuned

 

[Solid_Slug]

Just got myself MP4 Optimus with the trailer. Man that is a sloppy job what comes to the painting. I was aware of those defects when I bought that from a net auction, but it didn't expect that supposedly high end collectible figure has such a bad paint quality. Maybe he got some super bad monday edition or something.

I'm going to remowe all the paint from die cast parts, and the autobot logo was also scratched so it has to be cleaned and repainted. I don't even have to use much efford with that since I'm able to scratch that paint with just a fingernail (though I use sand paper as well to ensure nice and smooth surface for repainting). I gently scrathed paint from the logo with a cocktail stick It almost game off just by itself.

 

[lerath666]

Fixed.

On the TF side, Ultimetal Prime kicks arse and I'm really looking forward to MP21 and 22!

Agreed

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

For those interested, here's my video showing how to do the replacement of the Transformer Masterpiece MP-9B knee joints to the new diecast metal ones.



Such a small change that makes a massive difference to the figure! I can actually move and transform this sucker now!!! YEAH!!!