Interesting, I know Overlord generally towers over characters in any given media but he’s the only decent looking CHUG ish scale one on the market to my knowledge.

I have the Fanshobby PMOP but I just don’t know if I can afford Double Evil more so in space, I’m considering selling him off.

I personally feel that Carnifex can fit in with the Maketoys Cross Dimension style, so it’s more of getting a rival for Thunder Manus. I saw a photo where he comes up to about just over his waist and then some with the divine armour on which is perfect.

Thanks for letting me know about the reissue, I ordered the upgrade kit to give him his powermasters and was keeping my eyes open.

 

First custom in a while, definitely helped me to chill and get in that zen artistic space.

Managed to get more than I expected done in one sitting.

 

Yo I didn't need to see this, I was having a good day.

 

Any guys here that use water slide decals have any advise on how to get them to stick please?

Do you need any additional products to get them to stick at all? I'm getting to the point where I may just stick to Reprolabels.

 

So... someone mentioned 'pinball machine' on a podcast and in my slightly drunken state I thought 'GENIUS!'

I know they aren't really making them any more but have you seen the fucking price of them? Whoo!

 

How can you say that? Just stare into their cute...eye.

And then drink some bleach to stop the nightmares.

 

Ack, I'm still in the lgex grand style of thinking. Haslab, yeah, thry can charge what they want, so slap a fasttrack in, bump the price accordingly and charge for the premium complete package. That i can see being the way forward for bz.

Spoiler: Picard

tbh I'd be fine with him in makeup with no deaging. I get why, but even by the end of tng he had aged. And it's all dreams anyway, it's not like it has to make 100% sense. They better have answers to these questions. I'm getting tired of mystery boxes. Picard has a good start, please don't screw it up.

 

Hound and Hound

 

Do the old made in Taiwan Microman Cassettes have a better build quality than current Hasbro reissues?

 

Look I’m not going to wank on about the character’s name changing origins, but I will say Jetfire has been one of my low-key fave Autobots for a while. I loved the Generations toy from 2006 and was very sad when I left it on a windowsill and forgot about it for months so it yellowed to all hell. I was very happy with the Thrilling 30 version even if he had lost some mass, though gained height. It also made me get two more versions of it when the seeker moulds came out.

I did not like the look of the new Siege one.

If you do, great! But to me, that wasn’t Jetfire. That was Skyfire. The boxy as fuck jet from the cartoon who existed only because of reasons that are hidden by a load of copyright law and legal jargon that I do not want to bother looking into. The idea of a character who changed from Con to Bot is a good concept and I like how that has carried over to the Jetfire name, but I could never get behind the design. I always liked the Macross Valkyrie design and one day I might get around to buying one. But the latest Jetfire didn’t scratch that quasi-anime itch I like.

However, Maketoys Buster Skywing is anime as fuck



Buster Skywing comes from our good friends, Maketoys. Another one of their Cross Dimension line that gave us the sublime Rioter Despotron I reviewed a while back. Though he wasn’t my first choice. I originally intended to get the black repaint (that came out first) Buster Stealthwing and make him a Decepticon. However, then Transbridge Omegalock put this guy on sale for £66 and my wife got him for me as an early birthday present. So, a) I LOVE HERE, and b) I’ve come to think the original Skyfire colours suit this guy far better. The bright white and red really make him seem more anime than the black and make him pop a lot more. I’m getting a Tallgeese from Gundam Wing vibe from him.

God, I’m such a weeb.



Anyway, Skywing comes pack to the gills with articulation, including a visor that can fold over his face. And he is BIG. The guy is only slightly shorter than the Thrilling 30 leader Jetfire but has far more mass. He’s made of good solid plastic and all his joints are tight…sometimes too tight, but we’ll get to that in a bit. One of my favourite bits or articulation is the wing tops. While I keep them folded up in bot mode to shave on shelf space, the proper way is to flip them out. It took me a while to decide on a look and I decided to fold them in when I couldn’t stop thinking of him as some kind of giant anime mecha-peacock.



Accessories wise he doesn’t come with much, just his guns and backpack and boosters…but that’s because he is pretty much an accessory pack himself. You can take bits of him apart and stick them on any version of Maketoys Cross Dimension Optimus Prime mould…which I don’t own.

But I do own Legendary Toys KO version of their Striker Noir! Aka Nemesis Prime aka the guy I use as RiD 2001 Scourge. That should work right!?

It did not.



So, the KO Striker Noir is a good toy on his own, good joints tolerances etc…but due to it being a KO all the ports required for this feature are either just a bit too big or not in quite the right place and it becomes a floppy mess. Hell, I couldn’t even get the shoulder pads to stay on. It’s a shame as looking at when it’s used with a legitimate copy it holds together far better. I didn’t buy it for the combined mode, so the KO Noir works fine for me. But if you want the interactivity, I would recommend you get the proper versions.

(If you’re wondering I bought the KO it’s the proper version mould was sold out everywhere at the time….and it was less than half the price. And don’t give me shit about buying a KO of a 3rd Party toy cos we’ll be here all day with me pointing out all 3rd Party toys infringe on the HasTak copyright. We good?)

Anyway, on to the jet mode! Which is easier said than done. The first time I transformer this guy it was terrifying. There are some loud noises being made from the ratchets and tabs…and that then turned to frustration with the back end. He’s one of those guys that you have to get 100% dead on and if one bit is out and you try to force it, it causes something else to pop out. I’ve got it mostly worked out now, but it can still be a faff.

The results though? Nice.



It’s a Quin-Jet, with massive guns/rocket boosters on it and is lovely. Plus it has articulation! Not only do the wingtips move, but a good chunk of the jet intakes and exhausts can move independently, giving him pose-ability in vehicle mode, however minor. He can look very dynamic for a flying brick.

There are some small QC issues to be aware of, like how the rear landing struts/heels are screwed in on one side, but just slotted on the over with a small peg in place for rotation…which has been known to break off. It does not affect the toy at all when it does this and they stay in o place because of the slot anyway, but it happened to mine and I’ve seen others mention it as well so you should be aware. But overall, I think this is a brilliant stand-alone figure. Who knows? I might get the black version as well if I see him at a good price, but I think this guy looks a lot better in white. A great toy and a wonderful gift from my wife.

 

Who’s this guy?

 

Looks like it's going to be Rotorstorm (though I had to look that one up after recognising the colours.)

 

This is shaping up to be a very sexy Rotorstorm.

Rotorstorm (G1) - Transformers Wiki

Ooooh, ninja'd!

 

vr racing is amazing, still love it to this day.

spent an afternoon in December trying to beat the best lap record with a mate on the first course. it was very tense as we knocked off a few milli-seconds off each others records.

I left victorious though, but a week later he beat it.

reckon he was playing it 24/7 just to get the record!

 

Yes indeed

 

Nice, who’d you use as his base?

 

Are you soaking in water for 30 seconds first so it comes away from the backing? (Stupid question but I don't k ow how familiar with them you are)

I usually put a little water on the surface it's going on to so I can position it then once in place press it into position by dabbing using a small brush to get the water off/from under it

Cool Rotorstorm @nemisispringer like I said yesterday I'm glad you've been able to use that Rotorstorm head I cast for you

Should have asked you to get me one of those KO Warbotron Vortex when you did

 

I wonder are they going to sell the Wizkids miniatures here in the UK.

 

“Let’s see if Soundwave’s little kitty comes near me now.”

 

The forestmen sets, and Castle in general, were a golden time for Lego. Perfect middle ground of building, action, playsets etc. It’s a real shame that Lego hasn’t been able to revive it in the age of Ninjago and Friends. They’ve tried on multiple occasions, but it’s never really taken off.