Hobbyist and member of the tabletop wargames industry. Lifelong Transformers fanatic. Owner of the most famous couch in Transformers Twitter fandom. ๐ He/Him.
A non-binary character in a kids show is there to:
A. Provide a positive role model for young people who may be non-binary to relate to.
B. Provide an example of a non-binary person for young people who are not non-binary themselves so that they can relate to them in real life.
I'm a G1 fan. I lived through it. Yet wave one of Legacy United has no G1 characters in it. Now, while I'd like to see some G1 characters who haven't had new toys to get them, the transformers fandom isn't made exclusively of 40+ year olds...
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At the risk of you all getting bored of me doing this, I am giving away another ten Imperial Knights!
To be in with a chance of winning one of them simply:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Leave a comment.
Draw will be Saturday 15th April.
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Giveaway time!
Following on from my bumper
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Knight giveaway back in September, I am giving away another seven knights!
To enter:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Leave a comment.
Draw is Sunday 4th December.
Optimus Prime
A Costco exclusive that came with a yellow version of Overload. All the hazard stripes he's sporting means he could be transporting hazardous material.
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This size comparison eases my grumpiness. That's a lotta bot. The original os large but he's not Titan large. Having it displayed like that helps appreciate him.
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SDCC
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review thread!
Hotshot and Jolt are proof that the Hasbro design team do know what we want and when they have the production budget to give it to us, they will. Including Jolt in a Was obviously too much for the usual deluxe costings and also fed into...
I often lament that JizaiToys never seems to actually release any of their amazing designs, but then I remember they're not hurling slurs at their admirers and count my blessings.
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Armada Starscream
Bed in folks, I have opinions.
This was my least anticipated figure of the line. My main critisism being that Armada characters are inexorably linked to Minicons. I'm not expecting them to activate gimmicks, but they should be able to link...
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I'm a G1 kid so I know this may be a controversial take for some but the Axalon and the Darksyde are as iconic as the Ark and Nemesis and I don't care to entertain any other opinion.
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Legacy Bulkhead.
So rather than this being an updated Prime design, its a Prime character redesigned for G1, essentially. First Edition Bulkhead is as perfect a toy as you could want so there's no topping that. I like it. He'd fit right in with the 84/85 crowd.
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Goldbug
I'm pinching myself. 24hrs ago we didn't know this was real and now here he is. He's perfect and proof positive we need the other 5 Throttlebots.
For those of a nervous disposition I can confirm he is caramc plastic painted gold.
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In the Thames Estuary in the UK there is a sunken mmunition ship from World War II that pokes out of the sea at low tide.
It's a shipping hazard buy we've been told it cannot be blown up as property in a wide radius would be damaged. I imagine it would be something similar.
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giveaway 65 million years in the making. If you'd like a chance to win, then:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Comment with a dinosaur.
Draw is Friday 3rd.
The Earthspark furore will die down soon. The silver linings this weekend have been seeing the people you respect show the quality you know they possess and adding a bunch of people to block lists, always satisfying.
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Hey you guys! I have not one, but two of these Imperial Knights to give away. Two of you will be picked to pilot one of the many variants this kit makes.
To enter:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Leave a comment.
I swapped out the necks on SG and G2 Grimlock. I think it looks good. G2 Grimlock's original character art has his neck as either clear or silver, so it was a good match.
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giveaway!
Ironhide is famous for his 'Leaking lubricant!' catchphrase. If you'd like to win this figure then:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Leave a comment with a catchy Transformers catchphrase.
I have been after this set since it was announced. I am a huge Beast Wars fans and these mix those characters with really solid Unicron Trilogy moulds. Just need Megatron and Waspinator to complete the set.
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Remember how massively OP the Stunticons were in their origin story then not a hide nor hair was heard from those abilities ever again. That's some troll level marketing right there.
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Art Feather Bumblebee
An early third party offering. Based on Classics Bumblebee but re-engineered to convert into a VW Beetle. He sports chrome and rubber wheels and reminds me of a premium 80s toy. The QC is otherwise poor and will require me to fix.
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It's called the SS Richard Montgomery and went down in 1944. It's split in two which allows the tide to pull loose pieces of cargo (bombs) out and deposit them on the shore occasionally.
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โฏโฏโฏ giveaway!
It's Megatron's most loyal soldier Lugnut!
If you'd like to hear him endlessly espouse what he believes are the best qualities of Cybertron's premier Tyrant:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Leave a comment telling me why Megatron is the best!
Nightshade
That kind, inquisitive, gentle bot is finally here in plastic. Despite turning into an owl statue, there is a definite Beast Wars vibe about them. This engineering could be used to give us a TM2 Prowl.
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giveaway!
Fancy a Generations Selects G2 Ramjet? To be in with a chance:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Leave a comment.
Draw is this coming Saturday.
Movie Breakaway
That guy who was so close to being in RotF that he appears in loads of ancillary media.
This mold is an exceptional jet. No underslung kibble, wafer thin wings. Sleek. The non-traditional robot mode is a bonus too.
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Trashmaster
He's just rolling around on the floor eating garbage! Then wham! You're out cold and covered in trash! If we don't get a Fang repaint out of this guy, we riot!
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Giveaway!
Elite Guard Prowl is a Mr Fancy-pants looking guy, or a ghost. If you win then you can decide. To enter:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Leave a comment.
Draw is this coming Sunday.
Optimus Prime
I remember when these things came out originally. Third Party was still in its infancy, and weird stuff like this was more common. Have yet to test it on a G1 Headmaster as they're all packed away. Reminds me of how we 'transformed' Actionmasters.
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So this bloody thing shipped during
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. The toy-deco Menasor gift set. I like it, but the paperless packaging means if you open it, you can not display it like the G1 sets of old. No tray, paper twist ties, and a windowless box means they cannot go back in.
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giveaway!
This week it is Ginrai and Magnus Prime.
To enter:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Comment below.
Draw is this coming Sunday.
Good luck!
Lottery Gold Megatron
Available via multiple channels as the prize to a lottery in Japan, this Megatron is almost entirely covered in vacuum metalised gold. I'm not interested in prototypes or lucky draws for my collection, but I needed at least one such item.
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Cybertron: Most Wanted
When a group of multi-dimensional criminals who wind up in Axiom Nexus stage a jail break, they end up preventing a full scale Waruder invasion.
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Tarn has to be the most economical figure ever produced. Not a single part is superfluous. He is accurate in both modes, which sport no kibble anywhere. Building on the success of Jhiaxus Hasbro is on a roll with comic accurate figures.
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No Toxitrons in my collection for years, then 2 show up all at once! A character who almost appeared back in G2 but who has been relegated to exclusives until now. A testament to the strength of Optimus Prime's various designs that he gets so many repaints.
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giveaway! Today we have up for grabs Takara's Generations Magnificus! This repaint of Perceptor sports an alternate head just like the recent release.
To enter:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Leave a comment.
Draw will be this coning weekend.
Because the usual trash at the TFW2095 boards are dumping on Siege, lets do abquick run though.
Optimus Prime
Odd looking truck does not detract from the well proportioned and wonderfully detailed robot mode. The engineering will be perfected in Earthrise but its a good Prime.
Giveaway time!
To win a Gen Selects MISB Black Zarak and Black Rorichi (as modelled by my own Black Zarak) follow these instructions:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Comment with your favourite Japanese exclusive
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character and why.
Draw is Sunday 22nd January.
Good luck!
I continue to be amazed at how much money Hasbro is pouring into the Earthspark show compared to how little money it is investing in Earthspark toys.
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giveaway!
I've tried but this figure does not provoke joy. I prefer the 1st version so instead of hoarding it, I'll move this Starscream on.
To enter:
1. Be a UK resident.
2. Leave a comment.
I love Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime. For the majority of my life as a collector Peter was only the voice of G1 Prime so what a privilege for me as a fan to have him for Bayverse and Prime too.
But its a role that voice directors have pidgeon-holed as done a certain way...