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How frequently are Transformers going on deep discount in the UK? I honestly can't recall the last time I've even seen a significant sale from Canadian retailers. The last one I can remember taking advantage of was Kingdom Rodimus for almost 50% off two Black Fridays ago. I know I've seen a few of t...

Depending where you shop, deferred delivery (e.g. Amazon day , or BBTS do a "pile of loot" thing) I'd never heard about Amazon doing this before! I can't find any mention of it on the Canadian site, but maybe I'm not looking in the right place? I'll have to keep an eye out in the future b...

Legacy Pointblank I've always had a soft spot for this character. I don't think I could tell you why. The original toy is a pot-bellied dork. I can't remember any examples of art that made him look cool. Maybe it was early onset completionism, since I owned Crosshairs and Sureshot as a kid and real...

Yeah, it's hard to see how a "Leader" Springer will be anything but an over-complicated and possibly slightly oversized Voyager. And all of the predictions online seem to be negative. Can't blame folks for not being excited for it...our yardstick for Leader-class Triplechangers are Astrot...

i honestly don't think I could do a top-ten this year. Looking back at the spreadsheet I keep of stuff that I buy, it looks like I bought 16 2023 releases...but I've either completely forgotten about, or actively dislike, most of them. Let's see how far I can get with the stuff I actually enjoyed! U...

Got a couple of Transformers for Christmas. Neither were ones that I had a burning desire for, but one of them turned out really nice. Legacy Nightprowler Having owned Shadow Panther for a year-plus already, no big surprises here. I found that I like the figure significantly more in shades of grey t...

Marvel Legends Spider-Woman I don't follow the comics closely enough to know where this black-and-red version of Jessica Drew is from. It looks like she got lost and took a costume from Miles Morales' closet by mistake. It's a nice look for her, though after having it for a few days I think I prefe...

Yeah, I'm surprised that we've never gotten Wheeljack from the mold, even after they did SG Sideswipe. With the rounder lines, it was the first redeco that came to mind for me. But honestly, there are so many Transformers using the basic transformation scheme that you could make a new Sideswipe ever...

I love that Sideswipe! It's probably my favourite rendition of the character design, all in all. More fun to handle than the MP or the old Universe toy. I own a few different decos of it, though I've never gotten one of the Earth-mode versions. Always thought that the rounder lines of the Siege one ...

Autobot Stampede Whenever I've seen pictures of that mold, I've always been struck by how cool it looks! I'm sad to hear it's not actually any good. Glad you could make it work for you, though. Now... how to do a custom Megadeath? If you're aiming for the Pretender shell-ish look of the original an...

SS86 Frenzy is a bit of a surprise. I mostly got it because Soundwave feels incomplete without someone to stuff inside his cassette door, and I never managed to find any of the previous options. But all in all I'm quite happy with it. It feels like a streamlined downscaling of the MP tapes. I actua...

Every Transformer is a ripoff at retail price these days. That weedy little Core Snarl cost $17 plus tax or something ridiculous like that. I could buy a new-release console game for what a Leader costs! Heck, I bought my kid a pretty good tablet that cost less than a Titan.

That's a real shame.

I'm not a He-Man guy myself, but that site's been a staple of the internet for, what, 25 years? Is there still an active community on the site, or was it mostly an historical place by this point? Either way, I could only imagine the hole it'll leave in the fandom.

I'd agree with most of that, but I think Cores/Basics/whatever you call them are the sweet spot where ball joints are usually the best solution. On anything bigger, swivel-hange combos usually work better. On anything smaller, like you say, less is usually more. But ball joints on these guys just se...

Sneaky f*ckers. The empty thighs and that split tail at head height look awful, too. Plus are the hips moulded red? If so there's no excuse for not doing the sword in red too. No, most of the toy is molded in the wrong colour and then painted over. There actually isn't a single molecule of red plas...

Legacy Snarl A massive step down from the Legends-class Pretenders I got from last year's assortment. It's visibly and unattractively hollow from every viewing angle, the highlight of which is probably the giant hole in his crotch. The figure looks silly holding its sword, since they gave it a 3mm-...

The silver is has held up really well on the Powerdasher overall, through fairly light handling. There's been a bit of light scuffing at the joints, though I don't think I'd notice it if the figure wasn't meant to be disassembled. The paint is Krylon "premium original chrome". It's difficu...

Much better:



Well, except that I forgot that this silver paint took over a month to cure when I used it on Chromar, so I won't actually be able to handle it until Christmas...

Aside from the silly factory colour layouts it really is a nice figure.

I wish I knew which box I left the Legends-class bugs in. The only one I can find is Chop Shop. I'd imagine they look good with this set. The paint is already drying on the head -- I started disassembling the toy almost immediately after my last post. The good news is that unlike most of the recent ...

Legacy Bombshell As seems to be the pattern lately, Hasbro saved the worst for last. That isn't to say that Bombshell is awful, but Kickback and Shrapnel had a feeling of "mission accomplished" to them that he's just lacking. Hasbro set out to make Deluxe-class Insecticons that were as cl...