Adorable Ava

An original Cyclonus design, who's various shades of purple with two giant horns hipskirts formed from two cockpit halves. And cannons inbeded in his shins. Who transforms into a twin rotor helicopter with thrusters on the back and small cannons up front!

Time again for another original design!

This one is my take on cyclonus! Blending elements of past incarnations of the character, most prominently armada and IDW to bring a fresh version with a not often seen altmode of a twin rotor helicopter!

Not much to talk about with these two, they're adorable little round plushes of prime and bee that you can turn inside out as equally as round vehicles Kinda silly, not worth their $10 retail asking price though. But thankfully I grabbed em on sale for $3 a piece so for that price I cannot complain

Much like Lio Convoy before him, Big Convoy is a figure I've been anticipating for a long long time! And he does NOT dissapoint! But I mean look at him! Its the manmoth! Hes thick! Hes gorgeous and vibrant! Mammoth mode looks a bit turd-like with the suave of brown plastic but also whaddya expect? Its also a brick with its only real motion being the trunk. Though its just novel enough that there's a transformer that turns into a Mammoth at all! Transformation is pretty solid too! Not nearly as panel heavy as the original toy, much more cleaned up and tidy, though by the nature of his design hes still kibbletastic with several panels clashing regardless, most notably the front Mammoth legs just dont go anywhere and the panels they're on won't close all the way if you have the cannon mounted on his back. Also while you *technically * can do it without partsforming, the top Mammoth cannon portion is prone to coming off for transformation, as its on two very tight hinges and a very loose 5mm peg, easy to guess which gives first. But once hes transformed and all together... thays my boy! Thays just a picture perfect Big convoy as seen on TV! With all the hallmarks of the character like the hidden missiles in his shoulders and legs, deployable spikes from his wrists, and his iconic FULLY FUNCTIONAL Energon Matrix in his chest!!! Also coupled with two new gimmicks like a deployable stand for his cannon and the Mammoth tusks are removable as extra melee weapons! Coupled with a few 5mm ports all around his body he's got enough playability to keep ya pulling him out to play with again and again! If I had to complain about anything again id say the cannon tolerances are my only real gripe. You could complain about him not being as big as the original but personally I don't mind, he scales well with modern stuff and hes still a good heft regardless. All in all, a solid release! Im perfectly pleased with him. Now all we need is Galvatron, BRING HIM ON!!!

TRANSFORMERS AGE OF THE PRIMES BIG CONVOY

Let's talk about the Mammoth in the room!

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Review 1169 TRANSFORMERS T-SPARK 40TH ANNIVERSARY LIO CONVOY Its been a long time coming, after over a year of delays mishaps and uncertainty, its finally here! Hes real and he's in my room! And hes absolutely beautiful and well worth that wait! Its the Legacy Lio Prime mold, already a decent toy of the character with little to complain about, aside from that goofy lion head sculpt. Which is one of many improvements made on this version with a much more appealing Anime-esque lion face and accompanying dynamic mane with all the essentials of the original like a panel for his guns and the infamous spinning gimmick which im so happy has made its way back! All done with this beautiful vibrant gold finish! The deco overall is also a marked improvement! With a much shinier metallic blue and details that weren't picked out on the original, can't tell how different the white and red are from the hasbro version but they look stellar regardless! Articulation is pretty standard, besides wrists hes got all the hallmarks you'd want of a modern transformer. Though the shoulder kibble and lion arms do clash a ton and make getting into anything dynamic a challenge. Its not impossible but you really gotta work with him while posing. And hes not short of gimmicks either. Aside from the spinning mane, hes got deployable claws that are WAY longer than the original, as well as an opening chest panel for his "energon matrix"which is blast effect compatible as all good modern toys should be. Idk hes just an absolute masterpiece of a thing, moreso than the actual Masterpiece toy. Just a beauty on shelf and a solid figure overall! Good luck getting one now because he was well worth the wait!

TRANSFORMERS T-SPARK 40TH ANNIVERSARY LIO CONVOY

Optimus fursona! Do not steal!!!

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You're never too old! Buy to your hearts content!

Like a kitten meow but rawr

Review 1168 DR. WU E61-E62 BRUTALITY & SLAUGHTER (Overkill & Slugfest) I rarely delve into the world of 3rd party transformers toys, but honestly... I NEEDED these! And also one day ima seek out their other cassette sets too, because these things are fucking awesome! They're basically picture perfect representations of these obscure toy-only little cassettrons. With engineering thats not overcomplicated like many 3rd party toys tend to be, but still clever for something this small! Now dont get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with hasbro legion scale transformations. But some designs definitely deserve more! And I feel overkill benefited the most from it! The dino mode is phenomenal in proportion! With an articulated tail that swings back and forth and rotates! As well as limbs that can strike basically any pose you'd want an upright dinosaur to do. No head articulation unfortunately but he does have an opening jaw, and he can look forward for some poses, for the size I think hes perfectly adequate! However cassette mode is... kind of ass. That cool transformation does lead to a functional rectangle that fits in Soundwaves chest, but it doesn't look like a cassette by any means and is clearly just folded up Dino man... ah well. At least Slugfest fairs better as a cassette! And honestly is the most cassette looking cassette out of all the modern scale cassettes! And transformation is a much simpler affair, however i absolutely HATE the sliding rails used to deploy the bacl spines in robot mode! Its such a tiny space and a tight joint its hard to get em out without using a tool or something. But once you got em hes an adorable little watermelon flavored stego-man, with stumpy balljointed legs and an expressive rotatable head! And yes overall he can't do near as much as his partner in crime, I dont think he needs to. And not gonna lie it does lead to a better looking toy in both robot and cassette modes! So as a whole, this sets an absolute win!

DR. WU BRUTALITY & SLAUGHTER (OVERKILL & SLUGFEST)

Its everyone's favorite things! Dinosaurs & rectangles!

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Review 1167 TRANSFORMERS MEGA STING BUMBLEBEE You've all probably seen this thing if you've gone into local Walmarts lately. Clogging up shelves bc no one really wants to spend 30+ USD on a big hollow gimmick toy made for kids. Which is understandable in this economy. I've been fortunate enough to find one for incredibly cheap second hand so I get to actually delve into this lad and really see what he's about! ...hes surprisingly good... now dont get me wrong! Hes still lightweight! The legs are completely hollow and paint work is minimal. Though surprisingly hes got way more articulation than I anticipated! With a rotating head, universal shoulders, basic hips, a waist, and a knee bend! And an elbow on his non-weapon hand... you can get him in a few decent poses! And he really doesn't look awful doing it! And the weapon arm has some fun gimmicks. Press a button to reveal his Stinger! And if you spin the wheel while its deployed it gyrates a lil! Which is a neat play pattern! I do have one qualm with this guy though, and its setting up that weapon hand for transformation... you have to fold it up and hold it in place on a spring loaded double hinge before rotating it into place for alt mode. Which isnt a huge chore but makes that part of the transformation not fun or smooth. Though transformation aside from that is a breeze and results in a pretty damn good representation of his alt mode! And the Stinger can be deployed here too! With the simple press on his hood! Im honestly gonna say if he ever goes on discount for $20 or under... absolutely grab him! Hes the size of an old leader with the articulation of a classics deluxe! He will look good on a shelf and is a fun thing to mess with! I think hes pretty good value all things considered!

TRANSFORMERS MEGA STING BUMBLEBEE

Is he just plastic garbage, or a hidden gem?! Let's find out together!

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I like sunstreaker! But yeah its nowhere near as polished

Review 1166 TRANSFORMERS KINGDOM RED ALERT finally decided to cave in on this guy and pass along the siege figure thats been on my shelf since its release and it was obtained through a trade so I never had to really deal with aftermarket prices! But regardless im glad I did because he is soooo pretty! With the bright color pallet and crisp deco work of an ss86 release! And of course already being a banger mold that is the WFC Lambo! Its simple but extremely effective and I'd still argue there's no bad version of this toy out there! Some cooler than others sure, but no matter what deco its in its always a good time! Not much to say though as it is the same song and dance. Solid articulation, minus wrists. Heads a little sunken but otherwise proportionally perfect. Vehicle is an 8/10 and really needed that spoiler... idk a pretty damn good toy with minor issues that can be forgiven for its overall hand feel! I'd recommend it obviously! However at this point, anyone collecting long term has bound to have this in some form or another already so this dude doesn't even need me on his resume!

TRANSFORMERS KINGDOM RED ALERT

Alert! Alert! This molds still bangin!

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Review 1165 TRANSFORMERS STUDIO SERIES 86 THUNDERCRACKER Its finally time for me. I've gone this long missing all of the siege seekers and missing every release of the earthrise mold. Hell i can take this back even further skipping the combiner wars leaders and various one of versions of the G1 seekers. I am MORE than content with my deluxe seekers from 2006! Because quite frankly none of these updates really scratched that itch for me like those old molds did, and felt like either minor upgrades that didn't quite hit the mark, or complete reimaginings that weren't what I wanted out of a seeker. But here... they finally nailed it! Thundercracker here is the first in probably the best attempt at a mainline seeker yet! And quite honestly is what we should've gotten instead of Earthrise's offering since either one was a new mold from the siege one. But look at those swish proportions! Smooth details! And that excellent and expressive headsculpt! And look! We finally got G1 seekers with waist swivels!!! I know siege had em too but for this specific design it feels like a first in mainline! Not only that but hes got wrists and ankles and basically any articulation points you'd want besides wings pivoting back. Which is probably the only thing the Earthrise mold did better. And transformation is buttery smooth! The joints are dangerously tight right out of the box but once you work with it a bit, its a fun conversion that blends old and new elements really well! And you even have the option to remove his tail wings and store em on his back for a leaner silhouette, yeah its partsforming but its optional! I think the only thing I can complain about is thundercrackers paint. It feels like that matte paint thay scratches easily and I worry for its longevity. But aside from that... I think I might end up going all in on this mold! On top of keeping my deluxes bc im too attached to em. Ima be ALL SEEKERED OUT!!!

TRANSFORMERS STUDIO SERIES 86 THUNDERCRACKER

The beginning of a new era...

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Review 1164 YOLOPARK AMK MINI TRANSFORMERS G1 ARCEE Ah yolopark, I hardly know ya. But I think im content not constantly buying all the many companies non-transforming kits just for the fuck of it. But of course, arcee is an absolute icon and I need all of her I can get! So I bought her for $10 on BBTS! And for that price... I'm not too mad about her. Its a very simple kit as yolopark tended to be the few times ive bought their stuff. But it does make for a pretty solid figure! At least in terms of plastic and joint quality! Though all things considered. She's kind of boring. Despite the dynamic level of articulation and swish body sculpt that makes posing buttery smooth. And two sets of hands and two guns for either shooting or chillin. Its all very... bog standard for action figures. But again... $10 so like... I can't expect anything groundbreaking, and hey, ive handled bigger and more expensive figures with way worse qualities so... y'know what. I'll call it a win! Now do you really need it when SS86, thrilling 30 and even Earthrise have nearly the same functionality on top of transformation? Eh maybe. With half the price and apparently there's a crowd thay even prefers non-transforming merchandise so... even though its not my thing, i bet its perfect for someone else! So go for it!

YOLOPARK AMK MINI ARCEE

Pocket sized fun for some!

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Yeah they aren't great... but they're options. I hope SSGE tackles the design sometime soon

I will also say if you wanna branch out of G1, the Fall of Cybertron Soundwave mold could hold up to three disk transformers at a time and has a cool launching gimmick!

Thats usually a soundblaster thing and I am willing to bet well get a retooled soundblaster in the future using this mold

Review 1163 TRANSFORMERS STUDIO SERIES 86 SOUNDWAVE w. LASERBEAK BUZZSAW & RAVAGE Hopefully this is the end for minor Soundwave updates for a while. I get it, not everyone was into the Earthrise mold especially compared to a lot of modern outings of various outings! Though functionality wise... this isnt THAT much of an upgrade... I will say they absolutely nailed the looks department on all of em! Soundwave is basically proportionally perfect, with only a little bit of excess wideness in the chest to facilitate the cassette gimmick, but it's far from the worst. We do lack the usual one hand sculpted with a pointing finger we've become used to with Soundwave, rather both hands are molded more relaxed with the index finger being just out enough it can serve the purpose of pushing his own button! Which he does perfectly! The red and yellow paint pop! The gray doesn't look too bland... in terms of looks, it doesn't get better than this! Its FUNCTIONALITY and HAND FEEL that honestly hold me back from calling this a perfect release though. The plastic in my opinion is less sturdy feeling than previous outings, kinda thin and soft in some areas, and ALL the fun of the WFC versions have been sucked right out of em! There's so few 5mm ports anywhere on his body, so you can no longer just mount his extra buddies or his accessories on him for different display options! I also just miss when every figure had the blast effect compatibility, you can fit some on his gun and the condors, but I dont think they're intentional fittings, rather coincidences. I think the only thing practical this toy excells at is articulation, with smoother joints and bonus knuckles and butterfly joints for dynamic posing!

And to talk about the cassettes on their own real quick, theyre... aight. The condors Laserbeak & Buzzsaw are pretty basic abd again, it sucks that they went back to partsforming just for proportional accuracy... im sure it could've been possible to get it all done given modern engineering but I know budget is a huge factor. Maybe if core class wasn't dead they could've benefited from a 2-pack release or something. Ravage however is absolutely amazing given his size! Again he partsforms which does immensely suck and he still isnt even that screen accurate, but articulation is crazy and given the last attempt at Ravage... I'd call this a win! So is the package overall worth it? Yeah id say so! However if you already have earthrise/legacy Soundwave already... you're not missing out on much! Im happy i went through with the upgrade, but if you decide to stick with the old one thats 100% valid too! Especially since they're the same price point!

And to talk about the cassettes on their own real quick, theyre... aight. The condors Laserbeak & Buzzsaw are pretty basic abd again, it sucks that they went back to partsforming just for proportional accuracy... im sure it could've been possible to get it all done given modern engineering but I know budget is a huge factor. Maybe if core class wasn't dead they could've benefited from a 2-pack release or something. Ravage however is absolutely amazing given his size! Again he partsforms which does immensely suck and he still isnt even that screen accurate, but articulation is crazy and given the last attempt at Ravage... I'd call this a win! So is the package overall worth it? Yeah id say so! However if you already have earthrise/legacy Soundwave already... you're not missing out on much! Im happy i went through with the upgrade, but if you decide to stick with the old one thats 100% valid too! Especially since they're the same price point!

And to talk about the cassettes on their own real quick, theyre... aight. The condors Laserbeak & Buzzsaw are pretty basic abd again, it sucks that they went back to partsforming just for proportional accuracy... im sure it could've been possible to get it all done given modern engineering but I know budget is a huge factor. Maybe if core class wasn't dead they could've benefited from a 2-pack release or something. Ravage however is absolutely amazing given his size! Again he partsforms which does immensely suck and he still isnt even that screen accurate, but articulation is crazy and given the last attempt at Ravage... I'd call this a win! So is the package overall worth it? Yeah id say so! However if you already have earthrise/legacy Soundwave already... you're not missing out on much! Im happy i went through with the upgrade, but if you decide to stick with the old one thats 100% valid too! Especially since they're the same price point!

TRANSFORMERS STUDIO SERIES 86 SOUNDWAVE

Hes got his sons! Pride is not the words im looking for...

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Review 1162 TRANSFORMERS AGE OF THE PRIMES QUICKSTRIKE Its rare for a deluxe to be so perfect i barely have any complaints about it! Like... this IS Beast Wars Quickstrike and everything he ever needed to be! Everything i wish the original 90's toy was! Solid colors and plastic! Bigger in size! And a transformation where I dont feel like im gonna rip him in half! Sure there are some things I could nitpick about him, i wish the cobra neck was a few ball joints longer and it would've been cool to see bug leg/finger articulation, but for the budget im sure they're under, hes fucking phenomenal! And hes buttery smooth to transform back and forth with minimal clearance issues. I dunno... at the deluxe price point, I dont think beast wars gets much better than this. Absolutely worth it!

TRANSFORMERS AGE OF THE PRIMES QUICKSTRIKE

The rizzler is here!

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Review 1161 TRANSFORMERS AGE OF THE PRIMES QUINTUS PRIME Yep... thay sure is another prime toy... ambitious ideas held back ultimately leading to an overall mediocre toy release. Made worse by materials commonly associated with fragility amongst transformers toys, like the all clear legs and rubbery tentacles! While he feels solid enough, I get the concerns especially as these are load bearing pieces. And years into the future, if you're quintus breaks BOTH the legs and tentacle skirt... you're fucked! Scary materials aside, hes also just boring to play with. With mediocre articulation, with a head hindered by his collar and legs obstructed by the skirts, he can't really do anything dynamic. He doesn't even come with any cool accessories outside his Ember Stone, which looks cool, but doesn't really do anything. And transformation is basically nothing! Just folding the arms into a nosecone and tucking the legs away more or less is what it takes to make a sort of "space ship"... again cool design I guess but nit that different from the robot mode... Ultimately this is one of those toys thats probably gonna just sit there on a shelf for its entire life and look pretty. A fine addition to the primes as a whole, but as a toy on its own hes so lackluster. Definitely NOT worth the modern price of deluxes... wait for a discount, I'm sure it'll happen! It did with Solus!

AGE OF THE PRIMES QUINTUS PRIME

A freak on the streets, but quite vanilla in the sheets...

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Review 1160 TRANSFORMERS TIMELINES SAMURAI OPTIMUS PRIME & STARSCREAM I love the creativity here! These figures are the kind of out of the box character design I've been craving from transformers again for ages and finally breaking away from the evergreen design philosophy! The results are mixed for sure, but overall... im content with this set! Prime especially is just immaculate! With such a unique and engaging conversion from robot mode to an ox carrying a cart! Which really does feel like the perfect alt mode for prime in a feudal era setting! I just love how the arms unfold from around the torso and the legs angle a certain way all to meet together as the carriage, with the torso just becoming the cutest little ox robot you've ever seen! He even has movable front legs! Though of course most the articulation went to robot mode, where hes got the standard deluxe articulation though with only a neck swivel limiting hos head movement. But he can pull off some great poses regardless, and the balljointed wrists make weilding his naginata a dream! Aaaaaaand then there's starscream! Not a bad toy at all. But like... he shares the same Airrazor engineering thats been used for so many bird molds the past four years, both retools and new molds! And he is a new mold and he does look good, especially in bird mode is think! The face sculpt for the bird really radiates starscreams personality! But as a whole, both conceptually and practically, hes so boring... especially behind Primes shadow! But overall im happy with this set! Is it the best thing ever? Not really no. And as great as prime is, idk if the set as a whole is worth it for how much it would cost to get it shipped from pulse. And since they're still readily available on the site, im betting they'll go on sale eventually! And if they do, I highly recommend checking them out! Starscream aside the set is a really fun time!

Review 1160 TRANSFORMERS TIMELINES SAMURAI OPTIMUS PRIME & STARSCREAM I love the creativity here! These figures are the kind of out of the box character design I've been craving from transformers again for ages and finally breaking away from the evergreen design philosophy! The results are mixed for sure, but overall... im content with this set! Prime especially is just immaculate! With such a unique and engaging conversion from robot mode to an ox carrying a cart! Which really does feel like the perfect alt mode for prime in a feudal era setting! I just love how the arms unfold from around the torso and the legs angle a certain way all to meet together as the carriage, with the torso just becoming the cutest little ox robot you've ever seen! He even has movable front legs! Though of course most the articulation went to robot mode, where hes got the standard deluxe articulation though with only a neck swivel limiting hos head movement. But he can pull off some great poses regardless, and the balljointed wrists make weilding his naginata a dream! Aaaaaaand then there's starscream! Not a bad toy at all. But like... he shares the same Airrazor engineering thats been used for so many bird molds the past four years, both retools and new molds! And he is a new mold and he does look good, especially in bird mode is think! The face sculpt for the bird really radiates starscreams personality! But as a whole, both conceptually and practically, hes so boring... especially behind Primes shadow! But overall im happy with this set! Is it the best thing ever? Not really no. And as great as prime is, idk if the set as a whole is worth it for how much it would cost to get it shipped from pulse. And since they're still readily available on the site, im betting they'll go on sale eventually! And if they do, I highly recommend checking them out! Starscream aside the set is a really fun time!

TRANSFORMERS TIMELINES SAMURAI OPTIMUS PRIME & STARSCREAM

Finally some good fucking food!

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FUCK ICE!
BLACK LIVES MATTER!
LGBTQIA+ LIVES MATTER!
FUCK AI!
TRANS RIGHTS!
& FUCK FASCISTS!

if you got a problem with any of these statements, feel free to leave, i won't miss ya!

Unfinished digital sketch of vocaloid Hatsune Miku performing on stage with Soundwave from Transformers Animated playing guitar!

Eh, every now and then you start something and don't feel like finishing it, so have a sketch of what I tried to make this month. Might come back to it one day. Might not, idk.

#transformers #Soundwave #hatsunemiku

Review 1159 TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON CYBERVERSE COMMANDER SENTINEL PRIME Today I end my latest lot of legion figures with another great toy from my childhood, and another great example of how sometimes less can be more! As all things considered, this is unironically my favorite movie Sentinel Prime toy! Where other Sentinels are pretty panel heavy and kibbletastic, this one actually utilizes the simplified details to its advantage and manages its mass extremely effectively! With the only kibble to mention being the cape thats supposed to be there! And hes also got the perfect set of weapons! A sword and a shield formed from the roof but actually transformed into a film accurate form! The SS toy leaves out this shield so its nice to have one with it again! The colors and paint are also perfect for the size, and articulation actually excells the average legion figure with knees, hips, and elbows on balljoints as well as universal shoulders! Only thing he's really missing is a head swivel but at this scale im not mad he doesn't have it! Not my favorite toy of this size class by any means, but he is a stellar release all things considered! Easy to transform, and looks and feels great in both modes! Thats a solid transformer if I've ever seen one and surely he will never betray me!

TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON CYBERVERSE COMMANDER SENTINEL PRIME

This toy is so good... he must be up to no good!

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Dang, even still i wouldn't recommend spending a lot just based on rarity.

Review 1158 TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN LEGION CLASS JOLT Welp... they can't all be winners. For every lot of amazing toys one might get, you're bound to get just a disastrous release every now and then, and for me, Jolt is that release. And its not often I label a toy as "bad", usually I try and see the positives in a release with a negative stigma around it or sometimes the hate on a figure is drastically overdone. But I mean, c'mon! I see what they were going for, trying to give him a unique transformation, and some of his features from the movie like the back kibble parts abd the skinny waist and legs. They were too ambitious for the price point though and that resulted in jolts downfall as a super top heavy bot with minimal articulation to work with and minimal footing to stand on. And yes while the transformation is unique... its not necessarily... "fun". With akward spaces to fit things into and an overall feeling of incompleteness... hes just a bad time. Cant play with him... can't display him in robot mode, doesn't even look great in either mode. Sorry but this is a fumble of a legion figure if I've ever seen one! Unless you really want to complete a rotf collection, id say pass on this one... yeesh!

TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN LEGION CLASS JOLT

Little things add up...

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Review 1157 TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON CYBERVERSE COMMANDER BLACKOUT OK last Review we looked at the OG legion blackout mold with grindor and he was alright and all... but this one from the third movie... this thing is GOATED! honestly one of the most fun blackout figures I've handled in any size class, including the Studio Series figure! Its amazing how much they're able to cram into such a small package! Love how the legs folds away for transformation and are super articulated! The arms are formed from the tail reducing kibble on the back and also giving him his rotor weapon! They even gave him a little scorponok companion that can store on his back or under the helicopter mode! Core class could never! Transformation is pretty addicting too! The legs fold away near seamlessly! The arms, shoulders and torso all move as one unit and the shoulders act as panels to hide all the kibble, without actually being overly panely or a shellformer! And the resulting helicopter mode is damn near flawless! With only a bit of the ankles and hands visible, otherwise nothing to give away that it even transforms! And they even put flight stand or weapon ports on the bottom for even more functionality! This thing is seriously awesome! And if you only had to have ONE small scale figure from the movies, this guy is a definite first choice for me! Balancing articulation, transformation, and aesthetic in a neat little package! Amazing!

TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON CYBERVERSE BLACKOUT

Big brilliant baby!

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Review 1156 TRANSFORMERS HUNT FOR THE DECEPTICONS BOMBING RUN BATTLE GRINDOR Another victim mold if a design seemingly being too complicated for the 2007 team to put into legion scale properly, and since many of the 2007 molds got reused for the 2009-2010 toylines, the design philosophy carried over! And this mold on its own is not bad mind you, just incredibly inaccurate to the blackout and grindor character models! That being said again, I dont hete this toy one nit! And actually being able to own it in a deco not seen in the film actually allows me to disconnect it from that design further and enjoy it on its own merits! Love how the legs fold into themselves on balljointed knees and the cockpit splits into the arms! It does form a slimmer robot and unfortunately the hollow feet lead to balance issues, but we can live! And it is akward the knees dont bend with the legs at proper orientation, you can fake knees though by rotating the legs! Cant do the same for the elbows though... This specific version does come from a two-pack set with a deluxe bumblebee, I dont have that bumblebee but honestly its fine I got plenty! Im just here for this beautiful vibrant tan and orange deco! Very reminiscent of G1 sandstorm, so much so I've now headcannoned them as opposite numbers! I actually wouldn't be surprised if this toy was colored with sandstorm being the character in mind! But regardless the coloring is simply beautiful and does make this version of the mold stand out against all others! Though in the end... should you seek this out? Eh. Hes pretty cool if you can find one cheap like under 10 dollars, but unless you want the whole pack i wouldn't spend more than that on this cute but very dated mold!

HUNT FOR THE DECEPTICONS BOMBING RUN BATTLE GRINDOR

Such a mouthful for such a little guy~

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And an alternative deco!

Made myself my own Ironhide design! Hes still like 80% G1-ish, but with a blend of tiy and toon designs with some other elements thrown in!
#TRANSFORMERS #ironhide #artwork

bsky.app/profile/ador... optimus & megatron

Review 1155 TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON CYBERVERSE BARRICADE & CRANKCASE Im reviewing these two together honestly because while they're fine toys, crankcase especially, im just really not wanting to give police themed bot the spotlight right now given the state of everything right now. And I will say only one more thing on the subject, one of the best things Michael Bay did with the transformers movies, was introduce its only Cop characters as decepticons! Barricade honestly is... not great, and it all comes down to his legs, which honestly make no sense to me as they're on a permanent 25° bend! Like not even digigrade like many other movie decepticons, just a perma-squat that really makes posing this dude damn near impossible! At least his feet are balljointed for balance, and this version has a weapon port if you want to give him one, but honestly, robot mode is kind of ass! At least his alt mode is solid, with a minimalistic transformation to get there. But like... its hard to get a car wrong at this scale! So really hes awarded no brownie points from me... Crankcase on the other hand is actually an excellent legion figure! Despite articulation being the same and also having digigrade legs, his feel loads more natural and hes just got an inherently more interesting sculpt and design! With a neat transformation for how simple it is and a really tidy SUV, im just having loads more fun with this guy that many other legion figures I've gotten in this lot! So yeah these guy are neat if you can find em cheap! Realistically, I wouldn't spend more than thirteen dollars and twelve cents on em collectively! Just sayin!

Review 1155 TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON CYBERVERSE BARRICADE & CRANKCASE Im reviewing these two together honestly because while they're fine toys, crankcase especially, im just really not wanting to give police themed bot the spotlight right now given the state of everything right now. And I will say only one more thing on the subject, one of the best things Michael Bay did with the transformers movies, was introduce its only Cop characters as decepticons! Barricade honestly is... not great, and it all comes down to his legs, which honestly make no sense to me as they're on a permanent 25° bend! Like not even digigrade like many other movie decepticons, just a perma-squat that really makes posing this dude damn near impossible! At least his feet are balljointed for balance, and this version has a weapon port if you want to give him one, but honestly, robot mode is kind of ass! At least his alt mode is solid, with a minimalistic transformation to get there. But like... its hard to get a car wrong at this scale! So really hes awarded no brownie points from me... Crankcase on the other hand is actually an excellent legion figure! Despite articulation being the same and also having digigrade legs, his feel loads more natural and hes just got an inherently more interesting sculpt and design! With a neat transformation for how simple it is and a really tidy SUV, im just having loads more fun with this guy that many other legion figures I've gotten in this lot! So yeah these guy are neat if you can find em cheap! Realistically, I wouldn't spend more than thirteen dollars and twelve cents on em collectively! Just sayin!

TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON CYBERVERSE BARRICADE & CRANKCASE

Decepticon crooked cops... fitting!

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Review 1154 TRANSFORMERS 2010 STEALTH BUMBLEBEE Another legion class bumblebee for my seemingly endless bee army, as well as my rapidly growing collection of black bumblebee repaints bc on their own those are rad as hell! I do already own this bumblebee mold from the revenge of the fallen toyline and I dont mind owning it again bc it is a very solid little toy! And the ROTF toyline even features a black and yellow repaint of its own aside from this mid-movie release, with the only difference really being the yellow here is brighter and I think the stripes are thinner, at least thats how they look online. But yeah, he chillin! Articulation is basic but for such a scale and price im not expecting anything too epic in scope, balljointed hips and shoulders is really all a toy like this needs as long as the transformation is solid and snappy, which it is, so i call this an absolute win of a legion figure! Not much to say aside from that though so yeah! Go buy him! Have fun! Stay safe out there everybody!

TRANSFORMERS 2010 STEALTH BUMBLEBEE

Never underestimate the little guy!

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