(Title mostly inspired by @KFGatri) This thread doesn't have many major rules, but it's just to be an escape from the negativity and act as an "Anti Rant Thread". Just shoot the shit about any cool thing that made you happy today. Good deal on a toy from a seller here? Find a lost part and you completed that one that never felt right missing a tail or a wing? Just happy that these toys are in our lives and still wowing us with impressive sculpt and engineering? Whatever floats your boat. Not as specific as the appreciation threads and you don't even need to mention a toy in specific. Just bring those good vibes and let's celebrate. God knows we need more of it
I just love MPM Bumblebee Prime. He looks so much better than I expected. I bought him a couple weeks ago from @SeahawkSpeed. I am aware he has cat ears in alt mode but why would I ever not display him in robot mode?
Looking at my almost-completed S1 team just fills me with so much joy. After hardcore collecting TF stuff in 2019, right as Siege was dropping was such a lucky thing for me. I'm super happy with basically everything Hasbro has given us so far and I can't wait to get more seasons/years filled out.
That IS a very awesome looking robot. I never looked too deep into him, how's his articulation? Looks workable enough with that not-super-static pose you got him in there.
God he's so pretty. I've got a deal worked out with someone for one but we hit a bit of a snag, hope to get him here soon
Just got Terrorsaur in the mail last week. Aside from his ankle ball joints needing to be hit with a bit of UV resin to thicken them, he's darn near amazing. I compared him side by side with Airrazor and I know pictures have showcased the differences, but seeing them together in hand is something else. He's heavier than she is, too. You can tell there's a lot more going on with him than her, in terms of partscount. She wins on paint apps, but doggone is he nice. Honestly, there's more new than reused. I'm really impressed.
Honestly, this isn't super related to toys but it's close enough. I just got my 3d printer set up so I'm thrilled to finally be able to start making my own toys. I've got a wrist mounted energon blade for ER Optimus in the works currently so praying that goes well.
Articulation is good, but some of his bot pieces keep it from being great. No butterfly joints, and even if there were, the windshield on his chest would prohibit them from doing anything. The ankles can't do a lot either. You can't bend them forward because they run into his shin armor. You can't really get him down on one knee, for instance.
Nice! This is something I want to get into as well. Which printer did you get? Some good vibes: - I'm thankful that we live in an age where, despite everything, we have close to full access to the entire history of Transformers figures. You might have to do some legwork, you might have to check other sources, shops or countries, but it's all there. Sooner or later you will very likely find what you're searching for. - As someone who collects multiple lines, I'm really happy with the sheer variety of Transformers and universes and interpretations. Looking forwards to getting the next version of this guy end of this year
My family got me a Flashforge Adventurer 3 Lite, very economic, beginner friendly printer. I'm in the process of printing out a sword for ER Optimus modeled relatively close to the sword from Bay Prime, the orange one rather than the silver knight one. But yeah, super stoked about the Haslab
Looks good! Are you planning on painting the completed sword or will you be printing pieces from different plastics and gluing them?
Different plastics and trying to just let tabs and friction do most of the legwork there but if I can't get tolerances right, I do have some superglue on hand. It ain't perfect but I'm happy with how its shaping up plus his wrist mounts have an accidental "incomplete/junker G1 toy" homage
"Ahh HAHAHAHAHA How on Earth did you manage to die that quickly?" "SHUT UP YOU *******! I can't concentrate with you slurping your beer in my ears." "Hey Windblade. Any chance you can convince Metroplex to come out and play?" "Sure, no prob... WAIT A MINUTE!!! Is that Lace-Face?!? Is he OKAY being the "ball" in your game?"
