That was @payres. Not sure if he's still got any for sale though

 

Both of these figures are so good and Bumblebee looks great alongside Prime.

 

At least Elita-1 arrived from Smyths, so today wasn't a complete write-off. Gave her some more suitable armaments to boot...

 

Polar Claw

 

Masterforce stopped trading, I think it was too much hassle and too little profit for the owner (Morgan?) Now I believe it's him running the site Gear4geeks.

 

Popped into Barnsley Smyths today doing some Xmas shopping, no bees but lots of Runamucks - I nearly bought one but he just didn’t grab me like some other ER stuff has so he went back on the shelf (look at that for discipline!)

 

Aaaah. This morning I shot the 2nd time at the range since Lockdown 2!

Man that's a clunky sentence.

Anyway it's a big deal because the bow had a big upgrade juuust before Lockdown 2 started. I got shorter limbs (66inch down from 70inch), which effectively adds 1lb per inch lost. So even though the new limbs say they're the same (32lb) I measured the actual weight on my fingers at full draw, which is just over 34lbs. Also the bow had new horizontal stabilisers added, so it's now a full Olympic setup!

Anyway when things change on a bow, even the smallest things it usually takes time to get accustomed to it. But I've been training during Lockdown 2 (exercises with the bow to strengthen my bow muscles and shooting in the garage to maintain form) so coming back into the range wouldn't be so difficult.

As I am now a committee member at the club (the League Officer) this means I should shoot in any leagues I'm setting up for people right? Even under Tier 2 conditions. Y'know. Set an example.

So even though I'm still not 100% comfortable with the bow I shot a Portsmouth (60 arrows at a 60cm target at 20yds) under full competition conditions. Which basically means straight into scoring after 6 shots (2 ends of 3 shots), so no practicing or bow adjustment beforehand!







541/600! Got my 9 point average back! Plus this is a competition personal best, and not far off my practice PB of 546. Most of the shots are in the gold! So yeah, very pleased how it went today. On Tuesday (next booked session) I will shoot my first competition Worcester, which are 5 arrow rounds at a completely different target. This one is also fonna count towards a Middlesex postal League...

As to robots...? Oh yeah I (finally) opened SS DotM Soundwave and aside from 2 problems (his head doesn't clear the chest very well on transformation and the two rotating chest pieces pop off too easily) I really like him.

I also popped into Smyths yesterday to pick up a white Halo Spartan Mk VII for that rediculous Warthog.

 

Oho, didn’t know Smyths had the 3.75 inch Halo stuff. Think I might get myself a marine...

 

Bumblebee needed a thing.



That's better.

 

It's ok bud, you have insurance  

 

Oh yes, World of Halo. Very nice and perfectly scaled at 1:18. So the Jadatoys 14 inch Warthog I bought 8 years ago (which is itself perfectly scaled at 1:18) is absolutely perfect with these new figures.



There is only 1:18 Halo stuff out now, no 6inch stuff yet. The line includes a Master Chief, Mk VII Spartan, UNSC Trooper, Jackal Sniper, Mongoose (with Master Chief) and Warthog (with Master Chief). Bear in mind that the World of Halo Warthog looks smaller than 'true' 1:18 (which would drive me nuts) but their Mongoose looks perfect. Go figure eh?

 

Not me Guv

 

The Smyth's Bumblefuck situation:



"That little yellow jerk still out of stock?"

"Yeah,.......fuck it. I'm done."

I'm giving up for today so stand by your screens folks, the elusive fucker is bound to appear in stock within seconds. Nite all.

 

Thanks pal, I have a feeling I'm going to need it! Just wish there was less of this joyless 'bot hunting that's become the norm this year!

 

That's an admirably calm response!

..
Been on holiday this week, which usually means playing around with different art approaches. Was pen and ink this week, and in the course of it I revisited/re-appreciated some transformers stuff. So have a hefty Saturday evening transformers image dump:



The Pete Knifton and John Stokes uk classics stuff is super nice. Not sure I'd really noticed how nice before. And clunky 80s toy based art will always be close to my heart.

 

@tikgnat Between the Bow, the Sai, the Nunchuks and the martial arts....you would appear to have a promising career as a vigilante ahead of you..!  

 

My bad. Can't remember who... sure it began with P!

Sleuthing time!

'Twas @pezley, @Ratchet2007 . Apologies for confusion with @payres  

 

What do you guys think, should I cancel zavvi runabout and get one off ebay for £40 from the states?

Not sure I trust zavvi to actually deliver.

 

Thanks! I'll keep an eye out

 

I checked eBay and nothing I can see. Might be worthwhile dropping him a line. Although he'll see me @ him so might comment himself.

You can see his images in the XTB Dr. Egg thread if you search his posts there