Behold.. GALVATRON !

(Without the janky shoulder issue, both in the correct orientation)    

 

Yes! Latest eBay buy: Beast Hunters Optimus. He’s a simple feller, but awesome in hand. Chunky and fun to handle.



“The Decepticons must not be allowed to secure their target. I will engage the Predacon.”

 

I finally tracked down Tracks!

 

I contemplated getting this guy because I really liked the original G1 toy, thinking some liberal application of silver paint (to hide the white/light-grey parts), black and red (for the head) and a better metallic gold (to cover the “mustard” color) might make it work for my tastes. After seeing more images, though, I don’t think I can un-see the tiny vestigial rear dino feet or the minuscule robot fists. The biggest issue though is that a triceratops’s rear legs should be much larger than it’s front ones, and this design gets it backwards.

 

Long live the Empire! All hail Galvatron!

 

My first Ireland purchase! One of several Transformers to hit the shelves in America, where they are much cheaper, in the literal days after I left.

I am, of course, not mad. I'm actually laughing.



Anyway, considering this is the ninth use of the mold, holding up pretty well!

 

I found an Authentics Alpha Class Shockwave out in the wild today. Not too bad of a figure, honestly.

Authentics Shockwave by Mike Brindos, on Flickr

I like the Cyberverse styling and I'm hoping Has-Bruh tosses a few more of these designs out there. Having almost full articulation in a voyager scale is a bonus and it would be very nice indeed, if they would release some Cyberverse figures in this scale, gimmick free, with this level of articulation.

Authentics Shockwave by Mike Brindos, on Flickr

He feels good, tight joints, and he has a better alt mode than a crab tank thingy. It's still not very imaginative in it's execution, but it's better than the Cyber Battalion version.

 

The Transformers:

...Are all dead!
(Really wished I could've made a backdrop for that

 

WFCK Core Soundwave and Dracoden

 

SLAG FINALLY CAME IN LAST NIGHT!!!

 

Mastermind Creations Ocular Max Unlimited Stellarus Prominon/Star Convoy

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Picked up Rodimus, Inferno and Starscream since inferno and Starscream were having a sale. I’m in Australia so no, it’s not an American sighting unfortunately.
FYI, there’s a variant of Inferno I noticed: some copies have painted thighs; some don’t.

 

My wife and daughter came home with these today! So glad I don't have to hunt for this bastard anymore!!

Shitstorm and Thundercrapper!

 

Siehe Jetfire and Studio Series Kup.

 

Finally... a drunk mod.  

 

Hmm. Silver plastic looks darker here...which I prefer.

 

Painted black like Grapple’s?

 

I wonder what’s inside the SPOILERS! box.

 

Can't get enough Core class figs! Except when you find them at the comic shop and go home to cancel your preorder only to find that it's processing.