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01-18-2011, 01:33 PM | #1 |
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I've wanted a Terror Drome ever since i saw it in the 1986 catalogue.... then Hasbro kicked me in my 14 year old nuts and didn't release it in the UK.
Over the last few years i've been looking for a shell to complete as a project, Terror Dromes are expensive enough even before the $100 - $120 postage to ship one from the states. Anyway i had no luck. Last week i saw the first shell on ebay being sold in Europe that i'd ever seen, however it was only the top deck and silo. I emailed the seller to see if he had the baseplate but he said he knew nothing about Gi Joe but only had the two parts. Well i thought if i won them at least shipping just the baseplate from the US would be cheaper than the whole thing so i bid and won it for a total including postage of £29 $44 It arrived today, the box was a bit rough so i opened with semi fear and couldn't believe my eyes! The guy wasn't kidding when he said he knew nothing about Gi Joe because it had the baseplate, it was upside down, supporting the top deck and couldn't be seen in the photo! It's very dusty and a little dirty but doesn't seem to have any yellowing and apart from 1 door tab broken theres no cracks or breaks at all. Silo works fine, has the handle and a few parts with only two of the blue ramparts broken, but i knew this before i bid. So i got a great start to a Terror Drome for less than half the price of the postage alone to ship one from the US. It'll be a long journey till it's completed, but i can live with that. Now to get this thing in the sink! One thing i didn't realise, never having seen one in flesh (or plastic) is the sheer size. i knew it was big but not quite this big! EDIT - I forgot to include, the seller found the two big guns but forgot to include them in the box and will send soon, so theres a few parts less i need! 26 JAN EDIT - Just thought i'd throw a couple of photos. After about 5 hours with a toothbrush and soapy water it cleaned up realy well, theres a couple of stubborn marks and a few hairy stickers to tackle but i'm surprised how new it looks. Theres just one small area of discolouration and the seller also sent on another computer console and red gun which he found.
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01-18-2011, 01:34 PM | #2 |
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That's a bit of a fixer upper.
Congrats though!
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01-18-2011, 01:34 PM | #3 |
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nice man, enjoy it
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01-18-2011, 01:38 PM | #4 |
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Now you are one step closer to ruling the world.
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01-18-2011, 01:43 PM | #5 |
Arashikage Clan Dropout
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But do you have to wear a funny helmet and tights to do that?
The helmet i'd enjoy but.......
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01-18-2011, 01:49 PM | #6 |
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Nice...Half the battle is how white it is under all that dust--yellowing is the enemy. That will look great once you start getting the supplemental pieces. I'm kinda jealous.
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01-18-2011, 01:56 PM | #7 |
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I bought a Terror Drome that looks pretty similar to that one last year for $40 I think.
It's more complete than yours is, but when I priced out the parts which I needed to complete it I figured that it might not be worth it. Right now it is sitting in storage in all its dusty, cobweb ridden glory. I even had to evict a certain 8 legged arachnid from its home. Hopefully there weren't any other members of its family left behind. In any case I think that I would rather just buy a near complete one instead someday later on down the line if I never get the urge to restore the one I have sitting in storage. By the way as of right now it's not for sale so please do not fill up by mailbox with PM's. Thank you. And to our friend on the other side of the pond, congrats on your haul. I wish you the best of luck towards your restoration project.
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01-18-2011, 02:05 PM | #8 |
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Nice Norland! That's gonna be a nice project for you for sure.
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01-18-2011, 02:15 PM | #9 |
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have fun finding all the parts man you are only one step closer in your journey!!!
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01-18-2011, 02:37 PM | #10 |
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Congrats!
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