@Scream1984 Thanks mate. Merry Christmas. Hope you all have had a good time
@Gareth76926 күн бұрын
Mate - appreciate your honesty with this and sorry for your woes… But the only version of you I have ever met is a very confident, interesting and thoroughly nice bloke ! Feck anyone that doesnt see that - they are not worth your time or stress. And also ‘collecting’ is cool 👍
@TFKNOWLSY26 күн бұрын
@Gareth769 Thanks mate. I've never been the most confident of folks. But I'm content with collecting and my interests and such. I appreciate your words mate. Thanks.
@alphaprime888026 күн бұрын
This is a great open n honest vid buddy, I completely agree that u work hard for your money n it is completely your choice wot u spend it on. Collecting itself is becoming more n more acceptable but ther is definitely still people who look dwn on it, personally I feel it is a much more sensible use of money than drinking it or taking other substances. If it brings you happiness then that is the main thing. I love the nostalgia from it, although I definitely feel my collection is almost complete for me, not complete as in a representation of every character out ther but enough for me to be content with it. Great vid as always mate, sorry I haven’t been commenting as much, been super busy lately 🤘😁🤘
@TFKNOWLSY26 күн бұрын
@alphaprime8880 Thanks mate. Exactly what you choose to spend your money on is up to you. Yeah there are those that look down on people who either collect or go to conventions. That will never change. Although it is more accepted than when I first started
@alphaprime888026 күн бұрын
@ you are a top dude in my book mate 👍😁
@TFKNOWLSY26 күн бұрын
Thanks mate
@NinjabillReviewsАй бұрын
Very good conversation vid. And something I talked bout early this week. I thought about dropping them a few years ago over the shade they did, but now, I unsubscribed them them this week, I will not support a company that steals from it's fans and talent!
@TFKNOWLSYАй бұрын
Nor will I. Thanks a lot.
@jinxedreviewsАй бұрын
Great video mate! I can’t wait to pick this guy up as the Stunticon Job is my holy grail so this will fill that hole for a while and go next to my Breakdown from that set
@TFKNOWLSYАй бұрын
Thanks. Nice one. He is a great figure.
@V-Revolticon2 ай бұрын
Ah yes. Kickback. Robot. Insect. Makeshift bridge. Sweet review. Keep up the awesome. :)
@TFKNOWLSY2 ай бұрын
@V-Revolticon Thanks mate. Will do
@michaelmartinez91852 ай бұрын
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@hydroknight012 ай бұрын
The film was better than I thought it would be, I'll give it that, but I do have my issues with it. I'm not fond of what they did with the Primes; it takes what it tells us in the opening moments were the FIRST Cybertronians - basically DEMIGODS, who fought Unicron and WON - and sees them mugged in a cave by a bunch of Quintessons and one upstart traitor. NAH, not buying that, that's bullshit. It tells us practically nothing about any of them to make us give a damn about them. And why does Alpha Trion have a beast mode? That was Onyx Prime's thing; he was the Beastformer. This film would've made a bit more sense if they'd stuck to the lore of the Thirteen, and the loss of the T-Cogs would've mattered far more.
@TFKNOWLSYАй бұрын
There's a lot of changes to the lore. That is very apparent. I understand what you say about Alpha trion being a beast former. I guess they went with the current toy idea for him. As in the current lines he has been a lion for his alt mode.
@iainrussell32352 ай бұрын
Great video. I thought it was a really good film too and my 9 year old nephew loved it, especially "Bad Ass a tron!" 😂
@TFKNOWLSY2 ай бұрын
It really is a great film. Glad your kid enjoyed it too.
@williamledson2 ай бұрын
Loved it
@TFKNOWLSY2 ай бұрын
@@williamledson Great 👍
@adamwhite65302 ай бұрын
Dont worry..... yes it underperformed on release, and yes the holly press reported it flopping, but the positive reviews (and the almost unanimous criticism of its marketing and release date) means most of the press are spinning the story of a good film that was undermined by it's studio..... a good film that deserved better. With more than a few territories releasing this weekend, the film will hopefully hit 110m+ worldwide box office and while that is FAR from profitable territory, it's far from "disaster" status too. Even the studio knew an animated film would do better on streaming than at the cinema, and this is going to be very strong when it goes digital.
@TFKNOWLSY2 ай бұрын
@adamwhite6530 Yeah hopefully so. It deserves to do well.
@Gareth7692 ай бұрын
a 'grin on your face' and a genuine tear of enjoyment in your eyes too. The very same I got too! So glad you enjoyed it, I just really hope all this positive feedback gets back to all those involved in making it. (but based on the terrible marketing, it needs to be really put out there by the fans young and old!) nice one mate ;-)
@TFKNOWLSY2 ай бұрын
@@Gareth769 So do I mate. It was really good.
@bxbmbr7662 ай бұрын
New sub love the content! Keep it up!
@finnmeister4 ай бұрын
The charge thing happened to me but the money got refunded shortly afterwards. The woman behind the counter at reception showed me her screen and I had only been charged once. Perhaps its the bank that holds the money?
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@finnmeister You're not the only one that happened to. I don't think it is your bank. I was told by someone else it is a new policy with the hotel. If you pay on a card, they could take a 2nd amount. They will pay you that back but a few people got stung by that.
@finnmeister4 ай бұрын
@TFKNOWLSY I'm starting to remember that the woman on the desk mentioned something about the bank holding the second amount. If it was hotel policy, she would have mentioned it but she definitely didn't. As I say, she showed me the computer screen and the Hilton had only taken the payment once. My money was refunded fairly fast but I do agree that it shouldn't happen.
@Autobot10004 ай бұрын
I think to chat have the conversations we want to have with EVERYONE we'd like to... the convention would need to run for weeks. As for regrets... one that pops to mind I'd that I never picked up a tako tank... that's been amended this year.
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@Autobot1000 Great stuff. I know talking to everyone is impossible really. But I still feel bad.
@Gareth7694 ай бұрын
Didn’t get a chance to say a proper thankyou to Billy and other organisers this year… Plus wish I had more time to catchup with people, as there were some I only got to catch in passing
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
Yeah neither did I. I tried to over the weekend. But sadly they were too busy.
@Gareth7694 ай бұрын
As probs mentioned at tfn - the ravage and laserbeak, look and feel absolutely amazing (and slightly better than g1 I reckon ) ! Love them 👍 nice one for the vid 👊
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah they do feel good. I think these cassettes not been die-cast works better for the tape deck mechanism.
@jordanong51144 ай бұрын
Good thing the Transformers celebrities like Michael Charles Hill agreed with us fans that Optimus Prime refused Swofford and Morgan’s apology in Return of Optimus Prime. And Rebirth was the happiest ending in G1!
@davenipples4 ай бұрын
I am tempted to find a G1 Ravage for my Generations display as the Siege one is awful. I am happy with the other modern cassettes, but Ravage is a big miss. I hope they will find a way to update him again soon. Nice review mate. 👍
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
Yeah the nearer cassettes aren't as good as the OG ones I agree. Hopefully we'll get some nice representations in the future. I think this set is nice. But it is a shame they removed the die-cast parts. Thanks mate 👍
@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek994 ай бұрын
First, great review:)
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@jermaineivey46994 ай бұрын
Good vid. I got burned out the first two days, mainly talking to new attendees (that Norwegian lady you mentioned gave me some nice chocolate from her homeland). By the way it's been nearly a week since the con, but I still keep looking behind me expecting someone to tickle my head - you have hell to pay sir!!!
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@@jermaineivey4699 haha 😄 Thanks mate.
@DecayedAndy4 ай бұрын
i mean it sounds like the hotel is no different from usual, the staff always seem to be a tad shitty for some reason from what i remember out issues of the past.
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@DecayedAndy Yeah almost each time we go there is always a problem. The hospitality at that hotel at times is shocking.
@DecayedAndy4 ай бұрын
@@TFKNOWLSY meant to be a 4* hotel as well XD man, it sound likes it a fucking rammed as well with people. I wonder when TFN will be forced to upgrade to a bigger venue or do something about the numbers
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@DecayedAndy Yeah they really aren't 4 star. I don't believe they have earned that right. Yeah it is getting crazy numbers. I believe they may have options to utilise other halls or spaces within the hotel. But they currently use the biggest halls.
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@DecayedAndy There is another hotel that can situate TFN. It is another Hilton but it is in London. They don't plan on doing that one. They seem happy sticking with the hotel they are at now.
@DecayedAndy4 ай бұрын
@@TFKNOWLSY london? hell no, prices are bad in birmingham they will be nightmare levels in london, and aint no way im going to london, its a proper shit hole lol
@exillionXLR4 ай бұрын
Lovely to see ya JK!
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@@exillionXLR Great to see you also Brad-Man. Always a pleasure.
@NeilWhitcher-z7m4 ай бұрын
Love this mate! awesome haul! Can’t wait for the Rhinox review!!!! Great pic btw!
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
Thanks mate. Yep reviews coming asap
@Silvermoon19814 ай бұрын
The only problem I had with the hotel was Thursday morning, which was sorted before I left home. I check in on the Hilton app and get a digital key for my room, bypassing the reception. So, the keycard troubles didn’t affect me as it was all accessed by my phone.
@RodimusMinor19874 ай бұрын
Me and Tim got stung by the hotel, our dear dad payed for our hotel and when we got there they needed his card again, why do they charge twice also my complaints about the bar is they stop taking cash at a certain point, why I have the money let me buy a drink with cash, so me and Tim were stuck in the bar late at night with no drinks 😢
@NeilWhitcher-z7m4 ай бұрын
Hey John! Awesome vlog! First timer and I had the best time ! Catching up with you outside smoking was funny as f@ck and just great chatting with you and Sam! All the best, Neil. Cheers mate!
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
Glad you had a great time Neil. Was definitely great to see you face to face. Hopefully next time we can hang out more.
@jamesburr254 ай бұрын
With what the Hilton now charge I do think we aren’t getting value for money, room prices are up, food and beverages are up and the audacity to charge an extortionate rate for parking, even with a convention deal through TFN parking was ridiculous, almost £45 for the weekend. They should include parking in the room price or have it free for those attending the entire event, I mean the6 had two events on over the weekend and just with TFN 1800 attendees round up to 2000 to include all staff and vendors @ £110 per night that £220,000 if everyone stayed one night, not like they aren’t making money from the event either as they charge TFN to be the host venue aswell
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
My word that is ridiculous. I completely agree there is no value for money now at the Hilton 100%
@jinxedreviews4 ай бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only one to have a terrible experience with tye keys and terrible staff at the Hilton. But TFN for me this year was fantastic! I managed to meet my childhood Optimus and picked up some great figures. Was also great chatting you in the early hours in the morning
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
Yeah i spoke to a couple people with issues witn key cards. TFN themselves also had issues.
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
Glad you managed to have a great weekend.
@topkicknl5964 ай бұрын
I was a first timer and loved every second of my arrival on thursday and Raymond introducing me to the lot of you until I got back home.
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@topkicknl596 Raymond is a great guy. Sadly we didn't speak as much as I would of liked. It was a whirlwind of a weekend. Glad you enjoyed your first tfn. Hope to see you again
@topkicknl5964 ай бұрын
@@TFKNOWLSY I hope so too
@DecayedAndy4 ай бұрын
nice vid son, thanks for taking time out of the con to record what you did. I wonder if there was enough Sam content to satisfy Mr White lol
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@DecayedAndy Haha I can only hope. Sadly I didn't get much of Sam as I would of liked. Seen as the weekend really took it out of him.
@DecayedAndy4 ай бұрын
@@TFKNOWLSY im interested to hear this year hotel woe's as there always seems to be something dumb that they do
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@DecayedAndy All will be made apparent with that in my Thoughts video.
@000FIRESTORM19894 ай бұрын
you are the VLOG master
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@000FIRESTORM1989 Haha I wouldn't go that far. Wish I had done more than I did. But hopefully it gives people an idea of what went on
@michaelmartinez91854 ай бұрын
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@MunkkyNotTrukk4 ай бұрын
I'm mostly all packed and ready to go. I'm travelling down by train on Friday morning and getting to Birmingham at about 11am, but I'll be visiting Dudley Zoo on the Friday so you won't see me at TFN until the Saturday.
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@@MunkkyNotTrukk No worries. See you then.
@DecayedAndy4 ай бұрын
mate its super noodles, no substitutes anything else is a bad call son, in my eyes at least have a good time and get some recording in when you aint smashed at least
@TFKNOWLSY4 ай бұрын
@DecayedAndy Haha I quite like the Soba ones. Lol. No worries I shall be getting as much as a can during.
@TransformersTheShow5 ай бұрын
Great video gents! Looking forward to catching up in a couple of days!
I like the way you phrased this, acknowledging that kids of a different age (older or younger) would still have their own unique experiences, but that the rise of social media has forever changed things for the last generation or so. Genuinely jealous that your folks got you that older Atari. I had one home computer and it was dire…. I think that was why I drifted towards films. I would note that my generation had computer games on audio cassettes that took 30min to load, so I don’t begrudge todays software updates too much. As for TV…. Never had anything beyond terrestrial and remember channel 4 starting up…. And that wonderday time that TV went 24hrs and didn’t stop at midnight. I will be honest, I don’t think either of us would have survived the modern education system, being ground to dust to gain needless qualifications that don’t mean anything in the wider world. As for bullies…. Yeah…. We had similar experiences. Sadly, the 90’s were where I moved through higher education and into the working world, so I can assure you they weren’t super great to live through as an adult…… but I feel that same feeling of nostalgia for the 80’s and I do occasionally wish I could return to that time……. And of course buy every boxed toy I could and keep it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@TFKNOWLSY5 ай бұрын
@adamwhite6530 I understand, and as I said in the video. I know some that are older so me talking about the 90s won't be quite the same. But I guess most people have a point in time, or a certain decade they loved a lot. For films and cartoons and such. I remembered after I uploaded this video. I actually had a Sega Mastersytem as well as a PS1, PS2 and the Atari. I also had a PSP and the Gameboy Advanced. For me the 90s was a great time. Also to witness the change and the explosion of Japanese Media in the west was cool. Also we were the last generation before everything changed.
@jinxedreviews5 ай бұрын
Looking forward to this
@TFKNOWLSY5 ай бұрын
@jinxedreviews Cheers it will be great.
@adamwhite65306 ай бұрын
I will try and do a vid response to this
@TFKNOWLSY6 ай бұрын
Great thanks mate
@jinxedreviews6 ай бұрын
I really enjoy this figure, my favourite of the Dinobots so far. Looking forward to Swoop! Great video mate
@TFKNOWLSY6 ай бұрын
Thanks mate. Yeah he is a nice figure. I need to get Slug and Grimlock as well.
@MarkusPrime.6 ай бұрын
I'll be there!!!
@TransformersTheShow6 ай бұрын
We'll do an answer video in our discussion tonight mate 😀
@TFKNOWLSY6 ай бұрын
Great stuff. Thanks guys 👍
@TransformersTheShow6 ай бұрын
❤️ can't wait ❤️
@Philipsjohnstevens886 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏❤️
@geekytrainerhs90786 ай бұрын
i can't wait for TFN this year it's been nearly 7 years since i was a first timer but all you guys made me feel welcome and comfortable. good to pass on our experience to current first timers.
@TFKNOWLSY6 ай бұрын
Wow 7 years! Mental how time flies! I know what it can feel like. So I think giving first timers a little advice could help them feel more comfortable 😊
@thecollector756 ай бұрын
From what I remember, you just have to pull up the head.... the guns in robot mode do stop just above his head as that is where they would stop in jeep mode.... I'm sure you just push the button again to allow the guns to continue to his shoulders
@TFKNOWLSY6 ай бұрын
Yeah I realised that about the guns after I had done the review. I hadn't played with it for a long while so I forgot to press it in again for them to go over the shoulders. Thanks mate.